A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

The earthquake killed more than 6,000 people and caused damage of about 10 to 20 trillion yen. Horrific earthquakes may become more common because of ... which is the surface of the outer solid ...

Scientists estimate the rupture ... surface. There was an "immediate desire" among scientists to determine the size of such a clearly significant leak, said Harris from IMEO. This was challenging ...

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The earthquake was triggered by a rupture in the Lhasa block - an area ... though it's not likely to cause a visible crack on the surface. The tear comes deep beneath the Earth's surface and ...

One of the world's most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand. The five largest continental transform earthquakes since ...

Mokhtar Adda-Bedia from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, have unveiled groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms driving frictional rupture and earthquake nucleation. Their study, which ...

Mokhtar Adda-Bedia from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, have unveiled groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms driving frictional rupture and earthquake nucleation. Their study bridges ...

New Delhi: At least 32 people lost their lives, and 38 were injured after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Tuesday, according to some media reports. The National Centre ...