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Long-Lost Footage of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Discovered at Flea Market
Mar 6, 2018
Long-Lost Footage of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Discovered at Flea Market
In the dawn hours of April 18, 1906, a sudden shock rattled San Francisco. Half a minute later, one of the largest quakes in California history pummeled the sleeping city awake. Modern geologists estimate that the 1906 San Francisco earthquake measured somewhere between magnitude 7.7 and 8.3. The shock waves...
A 5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Just Struck Southern California
Apr 5, 2018
A 5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Just Struck Southern California
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck 38 miles (61 kilometers) off the coast of California Thursday afternoon (April 5), rattling Los Angeles. That's a moderate quake in the grand scheme of things, and common enough in the region of the San Andreas fault, where LA sits. But the event...
How Did an App Know an Earthquake Was Hitting California Before It Happened?
Apr 5, 2018
How Did an App Know an Earthquake Was Hitting California Before It Happened?
Some people in Los Angeles knew about today's earthquake before it even hit. Those who had the beta Quake Alert application on their smartphones got about a 30-second warning before the shaking hit at 12:29 p.m. PDT (19:29 UTC). The magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck about 38 miles (61 kilometers) off the...
Watch These Adorable Baby Eagles Weather the Southern California Earthquake
Apr 7, 2018
Watch These Adorable Baby Eagles Weather the Southern California Earthquake
The magnitude-5.3 earthquake that shook Southern California Thursday (April 5) barely rattled one local family: a nest of bald eagles on Santa Cruz Island. The epicenter of the quake was just south of the island, which is part of Channel Islands National Park off the coast, near Ventura. According to...
Oklahoma Suffers Its 2,724th Earthquake Since 2010
Apr 25, 2018
Oklahoma Suffers Its 2,724th Earthquake Since 2010
A cluster of earthquakes in Oklahoma earlier this month helped push the state to 62 temblors this year alone of magnitude 3.0 or more — and 2,724 of that magnitude or more since 2010. This year is on track for a huge decline from the peak of Oklahoma's restlessness in...
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
Apr 30, 2018
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
The moment the ground stops shaking after an earthquake, some people may wonder whether their pets — or wild animals for that matter — knew the disaster was coming. In other words, can animals predict earthquakes? According to a new analysis of several other published studies (called a meta-analysis), it's...
Do Hundreds of Earthquakes in Hawaii Mean Kilauea Could Blow?
May 3, 2018
Do Hundreds of Earthquakes in Hawaii Mean Kilauea Could Blow?
More than 600 earthquakes have rattled Hawaii's Big Island since Monday as red-hot magma from the Kilauea volcano roils underground, moving underneath residential areas, a region where magma hasn't historically traveled, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). What this wayward magma will do is anyone's guess. That's the million-dollar...
Is It Possible to Predict Earthquakes?
May 15, 2018
Is It Possible to Predict Earthquakes?
Northern California's Hayward Fault is often called the most dangerous fault in America: It's the country's most urbanized fault, meaning an earthquake there has the potential to cause significant destruction, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Geologists say earthquakes happen there about every 160 years, and the last big quake on...
The Next Cascadian Megaquake May Be Sooner Than You Think
May 21, 2018
The Next Cascadian Megaquake May Be Sooner Than You Think
Devastating Cascadia megaquakes may rock the Pacific Northwest more frequently than previously suspected. A new effort to systematically analyze geologic evidence, such as rocks and soil dumped into the ocean by ancient and powerful quakes, hints that the time between massive earthquakes may be up to 200 years shorter than...
Scientists Find Dozens of Hidden Earthquakes Buried Under Antarctica's Ice
Jun 5, 2018
Scientists Find Dozens of Hidden Earthquakes Buried Under Antarctica's Ice
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes may be buried beneath Antarctica's ice, new research suggests. To prove that, nearly a decade ago, a team of scientists spent months flying around East Antarctica. Their results have finally been published, and they contradict an older established geologic hypothesis. [50 Amazing Facts About Antarctica] Researchers...
Jumping Soccer Fans Created a Small Earthquake in Mexico
Jun 18, 2018
Jumping Soccer Fans Created a Small Earthquake in Mexico
Editor's Note: Seismologists have now said the World Cup celebrations did not create an earthquake. Read more about the update here. Seismologists in Mexico City have confirmed that soccer fans are literally a force of nature. Around 10:35 a.m. local time Sunday (June 17), two seismic sensors in Mexico's capital...
There's No Way World Cup Soccer Fans Caused an Earthquake in Mexico, Seismic Expert Says
Jun 20, 2018
There's No Way World Cup Soccer Fans Caused an Earthquake in Mexico, Seismic Expert Says
Reports that ebullient soccer fans triggered a man-made earthquake in Mexico City on Sunday (June 17) may be nothing but sound and fury, one seismic expert has said. On Sunday morning, the Mexican men's national soccer team scored a game-winning goal against the defending World Cup champions, Germany. Minutes later,...
Summer Could Trigger Major Earthquakes (It's Not Why You Think)
Jun 22, 2018
Summer Could Trigger Major Earthquakes (It's Not Why You Think)
On Aug. 24, 2014, an earthquake ripped through Northern California's Napa-Sonoma Valley. It was the largest in the San Francisco Bay Area in 25 years, leaving two dead and hundreds injured and causing damage that cost half a billion dollars. When Meredith Kraner, a geophysicist from the University of Nevada,...
Earthquake in Mexico Cracked a Pyramid and Revealed an Ancient Temple
Jul 13, 2018
Earthquake in Mexico Cracked a Pyramid and Revealed an Ancient Temple
Earthquakes are known for their destructive power, but a recent quake in Mexico had a surprisingly positive outcome for archaeologists — it revealed a hidden temple that had gone undetected for hundreds of years, concealed inside a pyramid. On Sept. 19, 2017, a magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico, following an...
What Caused Massive Magnitude-7 Indonesian Earthquake?
Aug 6, 2018
What Caused Massive Magnitude-7 Indonesian Earthquake?
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck right along the coast of the Indonesian island of Lombok, near Loloan village Sunday night local time (Aug. 5), according to Indonesian authorities. At least 91 people are reported dead from the quake, with shaking felt as far away as the island of Bali, the Associated...
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