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Moonquake Detectives Decode Pattern Left on Lunar Surface Jan. 3, 1975
By Rafi Letzter published
It seems that at some point after astronauts visited the moon, a powerful moonquake sent boulders tumbling across the lunar surface. Here's what they tell us.
We Could Be Witnessing the Death of a Tectonic Plate, Says Earth Scientist
By Laura Geggel published
A gaping hole in a dying tectonic plate beneath the ocean along the West Coast of the United States may be wreaking havoc at Earth's surface, but not in a way most people might expect.
Pakistan's 'Earthquake Island' Has Vanished
By Rafi Letzter published
A mud-volcano island that burst from the waters off the coast of Pakistan during a deadly earthquake in 2013 has disappeared beneath the waves.
2 SoCal Earthquakes Warped the Ground for Miles. And It's Visible from Space.
By Elizabeth Howell published
Japanese satellite shows where the ground was broken up and even sliced open during the twin earthquakes near Ridgecrest.
SoCal Has An 8% Chance of Another Huge Quake This Week
By Stephanie Pappas published
Even so, the chance of big quakes near Ridgecrest, California, decreases with time.
Could Massive SoCal Earthquakes Trigger the 'Big One' on the San Andreas Fault?
By Tia Ghose, Jeanna Bryner published
It's possible that the recent quakes could be the straw that broke the camel's back for the San Andreas Fault, which is way overdue for a major rupture.
Tiny Earthquakes Shake Southern California Every 3 Minutes
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists discover 1.8 million previously undetected earthquakes in the Golden State.
Starquakes Rock Alien Sun, Revealing Details of a 'Hot Saturn'
By Rafi Letzter published
NASA's TESS mission has, for the first time, detected a planet orbiting a star with visible starquakes.
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