earthquakes, Tag

Oklahoma has become an earthquake hotspot in recent years, and many are blaming companies that engage in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Last year, the state saw its largest earthquake ever recorded at a 5.8 magnitude,...

An earthquake that rocked Montana yesterday was felt by people across hundreds of miles. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the western part of the state close to northwest Helena at 12:30 AM local time, but was felt by...

A previously undetected layer of tectonic plates may offer answers to the mysterious Vityaz earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean. Researchers recently presented their preliminary findings on an additional layer of tectonic plates...

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO Fault system off San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles counties could produce magnitude 7.3 quake Study finds rupture of offshore Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault is possible –...

The same phenomenon that creates ocean tides is responsible for certain small "low-frequency" San Andreas fault earthquakes, according to new research...

Predicting the date and time of an earthquake is impossible, but seismologists can use trends in tectonic activity to suggest where a big tremor might occur...

Scientists have devised methods for predicting many natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis. Earthquakes, on the other hand, have eluded all attempts at advance warning. A new theory about ionized...

Those at the United States Geological Survey have noticed such a spike in manmade earthquakes they have begun mapping them alongside natural seismic activity...

Federal map of earthquake vulnerability finds threat to seven million people in central and eastern US amid increasing oil and gas production

The third strongest earthquake ever reported in Oklahoma struck Saturday morning. Registering a 5.1 on the Richter scale, the quake was followed by several aftershocks, including one with a magnitude 3.9, according to the...

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley are releasing a free Android app today that uses smartphone accelerometers to detect earthquakes -- and potentially warn users of upcoming seismic activity...

As if the folks in Northern California didn’t have enough to worry about, what with those pesky fault lines running under their cities, now a . geophysicist says two of the most prominent lines could join and create even...

4.2 magnitude quake is among more than 800 in the state in 2015, and many are occurring in areas where wells pump byproducts of oil and gas production

When a 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck British Columbia on August 17th, 2015, many were suspicious that the event had something to do with a nearby fracking site operated by Progress Energy Canada. Now, the BC Oil and Gas...

Earthquakes take the lives of too many people each year and one designer has had enough. Wang Wenxi is credited with a circulating video of bed prototypes which hastily lock away sleepers at the first sign of a quake. This...