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Latest about earthquakes
450-mile-wide solid metal ball forms Earth's innermost core, earthquake waves reveal
By JoAnna Wendel published
Scientists calculated the diameter of Earth's innermost core using earthquake waves that bounced through the planet 'like ping-pong balls.'
The 20 largest recorded earthquakes in history
By Tia Ghose published
A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 20 largest earthquakes on record.
Is the Yellowstone supervolcano really 'due' for an eruption?
By Joe Phelan published
Yellowstone's supervolcano last erupted 70,000 years ago. Will it erupt again anytime soon?
Cloaking Technology May Protect From Natural Disasters
By Live Science Staff last updated
Researchers have developed a cloaking technology that may protect from tsunamis and earthquakes.
Scientists find evidence for biggest earthquake in human history
By Ben Turner last updated
The gigantic megaquake is matched only by the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in the same region.
Understanding the Big One: Scientists Focus on Subduction Zones
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
Seismologists take a tool out of the playbook of astronomers and particle physicists.
New Subduction Zone Forming Off Spain's Coast
By Becky Oskin last updated
Embryonic subduction zone is also site of killer earthquakes.
What is a subduction zone?
By Michael Dhar published
A subduction zone is a collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate.
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