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Researchers suggest piezoelectricity during earthquakes could explain gold nugget accumulation in quartz veins.
Although the San Andreas fault hasn't been behaving as usual, it's best not to get complacent.
Most waves form due to winds or tides, but tsunamis have a different cause altogether.
The mantle is a whopping 2,900 km (1,802 miles) thick, and it's by far the thickest layer of the Earth.
Imagine the biggest wave you can imagine. Now make it bigger.
Given the development of California and its proximity to the fault, San Andreas can cause huge problems in the not-too-distant future.
The suspected 9.5 earthquake took place in Chile and would have created huge tsunamis.
The planet's innermost layer is more like a soup than a brick.
Back in the day, fiber optic cables just mainly carried internet connection. That may soon change.
The movement of tectonic plates can sometimes cause the surface of the plane to rumble. But there's more to it.
It's only available for Android phones, though
Earthquakes usually come and go, but sometimes, they come back.
Scientists have detected a decrease in vibrations caused by human activity.
Our planet’s core might be pockmarked with hot blobs. We don’t know what they are, we don’t know where they’re from, but according to a new study, they’re there. Ever stopped and wondered just how we know so much about the Earth’s interior? Since we’re kids, we’re told that the Earth has a crust, a […]
NASA InSight mission reveals tantalizing clues about Mars' subsurface.
Buzzing temblors marked the formation of a supervolcano -- but there is no risk yet.
Hurricanes + earthquakes? Scientists have described a new geophysical phenomenon.
These are among the best images of this kind.
Ever wanted to feel a marsquake?
It seems there was a connection between tides and earthquakes after all.
The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.
This means a couple of extra seconds which could make all the difference in a life or death situation.
These are not your average mermaids, however.
Seismic waves can either be body waves or surface waves -- but the full story is far more complex.
It's amazing how we can learn things about the very depths of our planet.
Previously, researchers were able to predict when and how strong an aftershock will be. The new findings complement the big picture.
This could also be used to study ocean noise and sealife migration.
If you want to understand something, you need to study it closely.
It's an innovative idea that could one day be instrumental in protecting elephants.
The quakes will help scientists learn more about Mars' interior.
It's like forensics, but for earthquakes.
Listen closely, and the volcano will share its secrets.
It's finally time to put this myth to rest.
This planet is restless to its core.
When all we're after is catchy headlines, science often falls in the background.
A new study confirmed that oil and gas exploitation in the US can generate a surprising number of earthquakes.
Fast geology.
A stunning app put together by Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project.
Authorities and locals are searching for survivors.
A survey of a major oil and natural gas-producing region in Western Canada founds evidence that hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" does indeed cause earthquakes in the region.
Indonesian authorities lifted a tsunami warning issued after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the island of Sumatra – the largest earthquake since the 2004 disaster. “There is no info on casualties or damages yet,” Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman at the national disaster mitigation agency, said via text message. “The tsunami warning is based […]
North Korea recently announced that it tested a massive H-bomb, one that's "capable of wiping out the entire United States".
A new unfortunate world record has been triggered by fracking
Somewhere in the Arctic, in the interior of the Greenland ice sheets, there lies a glacier like no other. This glacier quakes once every minute, more frequently than ever observed. Geologists now believe that studying these ice quakes could help them better understand how ice melts and reacts to rising temperatures and better model ice flow. […]
I’m happy to say that one of the most absurd events in modern science has finally concluded, and with a normal result. The Italian seismologists tried with manslaughter for not carrying a good enough risk analysis have been cleared – most of them, at least. The L’Aquila earthquake struck in central Italy on 6 April […]
A massive 8.3 magnitude Earthquake struck the northern coast of Chile on Wednesday night, killing at least five people and causing buildings to sway in the capital city of Santiago. Following the earthquake, waves of up to 4.5 meters were reported in some areas of the coast. About one million people were evacuated.
It seems like the people of Nepal just can't catch a break - another large, 7.4 earthquake has struck, sending the people from the capital of Kathmandu running on the streets scared.
A few years ago, NASA unveiled one of the most interesting technologies I've seen recently - a portable radar unit based on technology used to detect alien life on other planets. Now, the first time this technology has been used in the field, it managed to find 4 people buried under meters of rubble, by detecting their heartbeat.
An underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon has awakened from its slumber and apears to spew out lava. There is no immediate danger, but geologists are excited to be able to study it in real time.
There's so much you can do with a smartphone today - much more than just browsing the web or social media. When you can combine them in a network, however, the possibilities might be endless. For instance, researchers at Caltech and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are working on an earthquake early warning system based on the collective data fed in by thousands of smartphones. Only a couple of countries in the world give vulnerable cities an early warning - often just enough time to hit cover and save your life - but smartphones are virtually ubiquitous all over the world, even in poor countries which lack basic infrastructure like roads or flushing toilets.
