Updated USGS Earthquake Map Highlights Risk Across U.S.
N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.
Africa is being 'ripped apart' and could split in two much sooner than expected
The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...
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Mystery 'ghost light' in California could reveal hidden earthquake risk: Scientist
Seismologist posits that the Summerville 'ghost light' is linked to “earthquake lights”—a rare and poorly understood phenomenon.
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...
Strong earthquake in Taiwan injures 27 and causes scattered damage
The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. (1600 GMT Monday), with its epicenter 12 kilometers (7 miles) north of Yujing at a preliminary depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), USGS said. Taiwan’s Central Weather ...