Oil and Gas Production Is Causing a Worrying Number of Earthquakes
Recent earthquakes in West Texas have been connected to oil and gas operations. The number of earthquakes has been steadily increasing in the West Texas…
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Changes in Earth’s Outer Core Revealed by Seismic Waves From Earthquakes
Theory underpins our understanding of convection in the Earth’s outer core and its function in controlling the planet’s magnetic field. Convective flows or how they…
New Understanding of Earth’s Architecture: Updated Maps of Tectonic Plates
New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better…
Diamonds That Formed Deep in the Earth Could Help Explain Earthquake Mystery
What Can Deep Diamonds Tell Us About Deep Earthquakes? Diamonds that formed deep in the Earth could help seismologists answer a decades-old question: could fluids…
Dislocation Avalanches: Smallest Earthquakes Ever Detected in Micron-Scale Metals
On the micrometer scale deformation properties of metals change profoundly: the smooth and continuous behavior of bulk materials often becomes jerky due to random strain…
Quake-Ception – Groundbreaking Earthquake Discovery: Risk Models Overlook an Important Element
Earthquakes themselves affect the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, which in turn could impact on future earthquakes, according to new research from the University of…
Hidden Magnitude-8.2 Earthquake Source of Mysterious Global Tsunami
Researchers uncover why a complex earthquake in the south Atlantic sent an unexpected tsunami around the world in 2021. A 47 km-deep, magnitude 7.5 earthquake…
Two Major Shocks Near Ridgecrest California Show How Earthquakes Damage Earth’s Crust
In July 2019, a series of earthquakes including two major shocks of magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 a day apart struck near Ridgecrest, CA, between Los…
Resolving a Dangerous Conundrum: Earthquake Depth Impacts Potential Tsunami Threat
Earthquakes of similar magnitude can cause tsunamis of greatly varying sizes. This commonly observed, but not well-understood phenomenon has hindered reliable warnings of local tsunamis….
Seismology and Geophysics: Understanding the Devastating Haiti Earthquakes
Assistant professors Camilla Cattania and William Frank discuss the science behind the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes in Haiti. On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2…
Potentially Devastating Natural Hazards Threaten 57% of US Structures
Rising Temperatures and Risky Development Contribute to Heightened Exposure to Earthquakes, Flooding, Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Wildfire More than half of the structures in the contiguous…
A New Method to Preventing Human-Induced Earthquakes Caused by the Oil and Gas Industry
Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration. When humans pump…
Solving a Tectonic Puzzle: Explaining “Silent Earthquakes” Along New Zealand’s North Island
Seamounts offer clue to solving a tectonic puzzle. The Hikurangi Margin, located off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, is where…
NASA “Heliotrope” Balloon Detects California Earthquake – Next Stop, Venus?
The technique is being developed to detect venusquakes. A new study details how, in 2019, it made the first balloon-borne detection of a quake much…
Volume Collapse: Engineering Professor Solves Deep Earthquake Mystery
A University of California San Diego engineering professor has solved one of the biggest mysteries in geophysics: What causes deep-focus earthquakes? These mysterious earthquakes originate…
Two of the Most Destructive Forces of Nature – Earthquakes and Tsunamis – May Be a Bigger Threat Than Thought
Two of the most destructive forces of nature — earthquakes and tsunamis — might actually be more of a threat than current estimates according to…
High School Junior Built a Low-Cost Seismometer That Delivers Earthquake Early Warnings for Homes and Businesses
A Southern California high school junior has built a low-cost seismometer device that delivers earthquake early warnings for homes and businesses. Costing less than $100…
Major Los Angeles Earthquake Threat May Be Posed by Overlooked Strand of the Southern San Andreas Fault
Addressing uncertainties about where large earthquakes are most likely to occur along the southern San Andreas fault, which splits into multiple strands east of Los…
