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Japan Just Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Alert. Here’s What You Should Know

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 12:40

A map of estimated seismic activity in Japan on August 9, 2024.

Earth Science, Earthquakes, Japan, Pacific Ocean, seismology, tsunamis

Monday's solar eclipse had nothing to do with the earthquake that rocked the East Coast today

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 13:42

collage of eclipse and seismograph — Despite what you may have heard, there is no correlation between the total solar eclipse and the earthquake that shook the Northeast on April 5.
MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Furchin / Getty Images

Science, Science, geology, Earth, new-york-city, Philadelphia, new-jersey

New York City earthquakes are unusual, but not unheard of

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 12:57

New York City. — New York City.
joSon/Getty Images

Science, Earthquakes, Earthquake, new-york-city

Tectonic plates that are causing the Himalayas to grow may also be splitting Tibet in two, study suggests

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 17:34

Colorful Buddhist prayer flags in the Himalayas. — Buddhist prayer flags in the Himalayas.
Avatar_023/Getty Images

Science, continents, geology, plate-tectonics, himalayas, Tibet, Earthquakes

Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here's how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people alive.

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 17:26

A collapsed, tilted building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan with two trucks in front — A 2024 earthquake collapsed a building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.
Kyodo via REUTERS

Science, Earthquakes, japan-earthquake, tsunami, japan-tsunami, disaster-preparedness

Satellite photos of earthquakes in Japan in 2024 and 2011 show the destruction each left in its aftermath

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 13:29

Workers stand on a road where a car is stuck on a broken road after an earthquake in Japan — The earthquakes killed dozens, left thousands without power, and destroyed roads and buildings.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Science, Earthquakes, Japan, japan-earthquake, japan-tsunami

Before-and-after images show devastation of Japan earthquake

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 17:12

Satellite images show the extent of the destruction after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan starting January 1.

News, Video, Supercut, video-format-supercut, new-this-week-video, Japan, Earthquake

Photos show giant cracks breaking open streets in a town near Iceland's volcano that could erupt within hours

Thu, 11/16/2023 - 15:09

Cracks emerge on a road due to volcanic activity near a police station, in Grindavik, Iceland November 11, 2023. — Cracks emerge on a road due to volcanic activity near a police station, in Grindavik, Iceland November 11, 2023.
RUV/Ragnar Visage/Handout via REUTERS

Science, Iceland, volcano, Earthquakes, uk-weekend, news-uk

New Zealand has had dozens of 'slow' earthquakes that can last weeks. A hidden underwater sea may be the cause.

Fri, 10/27/2023 - 12:02

Napier, New Zealand sits along Hawke Bay, with many buildings softly lit and purplish during sunset — Napier sits along Hawke Bay on New Zealand's eastern coast, near the Hikurangi Plateau.
Walter Bibikow via Getty Images

Science, new-zealand, Earthquakes, geology, Earthquake, subduction, tectonic-plates

A part of Afghanistan not known for seismic activity was struck by an 'unprecedented' number of big earthquakes this week and no one knows when they'll end, an expert says

Sun, 10/15/2023 - 15:22

Several tents that residents of Herat are sleeping in to avoid buildings that could collapse in future earthquakes. — Thousands of people living in Herat are now sleeping in tents to stay safe from buildings that could collapse in future quakes.
Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Science, News, Afghanistan, Earthquakes, usgs, insider-news

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