earthquakes
Thanks to COVID-19, nothing’s moving, and seismologists can tell
As the COVID-19 disease continues to wreak its viral havoc on the human population of Earth, governments around the world…
What is the Pacific “Ring of Fire”?
What if someone were to tell you that there's a region in the world where roughly 90% of the world's…
What Is a Tsunami?
For people living in oceanfront communities, the prospect of a tsunami is a frightening one. Much like earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes…
Massive Earthquake off the Coast of Chile Triggers Tsunami Warnings in the Pacific
An 8.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern Chile on April 1, 2014 was followed by at least a dozen…
Tsunami Watch in Effect after Massive Earthquake off the Coast of Indonesia
[/caption] Update: Good news: The latest bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, as of 13:00 UTC has canceled the…
Equipment to Study Hayabusa’s Asteroid Samples Damaged in Japan Earthquake
[/caption] The large particle accelerator being used in to analyze the asteroid samples returned by the Hayabusa spacecraft was damaged…
Satellite Photos Before and After of Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami
[/caption] Photos from the GeoEye satellite imaging company from before and after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan…
Just to be Clear: The Moon Did Not Cause the Earthquake in Japan
[/caption] We're getting a lot of visitors to our site today, many searching for information about earthquakes, tsunamis, and the…
Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Basin
[/caption] An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on March 11, one of the strongest to ever…
What Causes Earthquakes?
The two main answers to 'how earthquakes happen' is: as a result of tectonic plates colliding and volcanic eruption. The…