Thermal runaway mechanism can ramp up magnitude of certain earthquakes

In July 2024, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Calama, Chile, damaging buildings and causing power outages. The country has ...

Is ‘drop, cover and hold on’ an outdated earthquake safety plan? Earthquakes and schools, Part 4

And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most will once again be taught to ...

Earthquakes Release Energy Mostly Through Heat, Not Ground Shaking

Arroyo, now a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues created itty-bitty lab ...

Most Earthquake Energy Becomes Heat, Not Shaking

Most earthquake energy turns into heat rather than ground shaking, sometimes hot enough to melt rock in microseconds. MIT’s ...

Small earthquake jolts East Bay Thursday morning

A preliminary 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck the East Bay on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 2 miles east-southeast of ...

Lasers, fiber optics and tiny vibrations tease a way to warn about earthquakes

Scientists were able to use the data from a fiber optic cable and a sensitive measuring device to “image” the Mendocino ...

What’s Shaking Santorini? AI Reveals Massive Magma Movement Under the Aegean Sea

The analysis of the earthquake swarm around Santorini reveals the origin and development of the seismic crisis. At the start ...
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Investigating the Mechanisms and Impacts of Earthquake Triggering

In the fields of geophysics and seismology, understanding the mechanisms that trigger earthquakes is crucial for predicting and minimizing their impacts.
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How to prepare for the next earthquake in Oakland

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