An analysis of a string of three deadly earthquakes that struck Italy in 2016 suggests that they occurred in a sequence constrained by their geology. The conclusion, which has provoked some excitement ...

Just a few times in a century, somewhere on the globe, a rare “tsunami earthquake” occurs. These are mysterious because, while they’re just medium-sized as earthquakes go, they cause ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

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Earthquakes happen due to sudden movement of tectonic plates and stress release along fault lines beneath the Earth’s crust. Learn causes of earthquakes, tectonic activity, seismic waves, earthquake ...