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Scientists find hidden mechanism that could explain how earthquakes 'ignite'
"The same physical process will take place in both cases — the explosive spring of the bent plates will release in the same ...
Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: earth scientist explains the link
Ethiopia’s Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The ...
A small quake just shook Virginia. How rare are East Coast earthquakes?
A small temblor startled residents near Richmond this week. Over a decade ago, a 5.8 earthquake in Virginia became the most ...
Megathrust earthquakes: Modeling the long and short of subduction zones
Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent ...
Drilling ‘plausible’ trigger for swarm of earthquakes near Gatwick
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The Palisades Fire, already one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, set ...
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Earthquakes may be linked to drilling say experts
The tremors were recorded between April 2018 and early 2019 near Newdigate, with oil drilling taking place at Horse Hill ...
Maps: Two Earthquakes in Three Days Shake San Francisco Area
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake near Concord in the East Bay shook the area on Sunday, two days after a quake of similar magnitude ...
Oil extraction may have triggered small earthquakes in Surrey, study suggests
A series of more than 100 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil extraction from a ...
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Pastoralist Communities in Afar Reluctant to Evacuate Amid Earthquakes, Citing Livestock Concerns - Authorities Consider Mandatory Relocation
Following a series of seismic activities in parts of Afar and Oromia, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that "Some residents in Awash and Dulecha ...