Deep earthquakes remain one of the most puzzling phenomena in geophysics, and the phrase “mechanism that supercharges” them ...

Experts repeatedly urged strengthening building construction, conducting structural audits, monitoring construction quality, expanding emergency response capacity, and establishing effective early-war ...

New seismic map reveals 892 active faults across Greece, offering the first comprehensive database of the country’s tectonic ...

A satellite deployed to measure ocean surface heights was up to the challenge when a massive earthquake off the Kamchatka ...

At a recent City Council meeting, some of the city’s elected representatives finally gave voice to the communitarian origins ...

Researchers from the University of Bergamo, Italy, GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geosciences, Germany, and the ...

The extreme catastrophic nature of earthquakes is known for centuries due to resulted devastation in many of them. The abruptness along with apparent ...

Earthquake forecasting tools powered by AI can forecast the risk of aftershocks seconds after the initial tremor, a new study ...

HURT. OH YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, WE GOT A BUNCH OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS INTO OUR NEWSROOM. BUT AS YOU SAID, THANKFULLY THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURIES. YOU KNOW, SOME ...

When a slab slides beneath an overriding plate in a subduction zone, the slab takes on a property called anisotropy, meaning its strength is not the same in all directions. Anisotropy is what causes a ...

Abstract: Earthquake forecasting using traditional methods remains a complex task due to the inherent nonlinearity and stochastic nature of seismic activity. Therefore, this study examines the ...

This map depicts the predicted types of soil in Tokyo with an unprecedented level of detail. Such maps are essential for urban planning and earthquake risk assessment, as they reveal areas that are ...