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Magnitude Seismic Activity Aftershocks Tsunamis Tsunami Generation Impact Assessment Cascadia Subduction Zone Tectonic Activity Tsunami Monitoring

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3w ago

Strong, Deep Earthquake Strikes Southern Kamchatka

Seismologists are watching for volcanic interactions because the quake’s epicenter sits between the Opala and Ksudach volcanoes after a recent run of shocks.

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last mo.

Study Finds Reflected Seismic Waves Triggered 3,000‑km Slip That Shifted Japan East

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6mo ago

USGS Confirms 17 Quakes Near Area 51 With 4.4 Mainshock

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8mo ago

Magnitude 2.4 Quake Near Bad Krozingen Is Second in a Week for Southwest Germany

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8mo ago

Magnitude 4.1 Quake Rattles Tenerife and Gran Canaria Near Enmedio Volcano

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9mo ago

Study Puts 4% Chance on 2032 Lunar Impact, Detailing Big Science and Real Hazards

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9mo ago

Mexico City Sets Feb. 18 Seismic Drill at 11 a.m.

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9mo ago

Tiny Quakes Expose Five-Piece Tectonic Model at Mendocino Triple Junction

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10mo ago

Shallow 3.9 Quake Rattles Assam’s Udalguri With No Damage Reported

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10mo ago

San Andreas Fault: Where It Runs and What the Risk Models Show

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10mo ago

Hidden 20-Kilometer Rock Layer Under Bermuda Offers Answer to Island’s Puzzling Uplift

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11mo ago

Magnitude 4.6 Quake Jolts North Kurils With No Tsunami Alert

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last yr.

Kamchatka Logs 14 Aftershocks in 24 Hours as Seismologists See Activity Easing by January

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last yr.

Kamchatka Logs Nine Aftershocks as Volcanic Alerts Persist

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last yr.

Chile Quake of 5.5–5.6 Felt in Argentina Triggers Precautionary Evacuations, No Tsunami Risk

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last yr.

Bahia Quake Felt in Tocantins Sees Magnitude Revised to 3.9

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last yr.

Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

Earthquakes

Strong, Deep Earthquake Strikes Southern Kamchatka

Massing 2.6 Went Largely Unnoticed as a Shallow 3.8 Shook Innsbruck

USGS Recalculation Raises Bay Area 30‑Year Quake Odds to 74.1%

NISAR Maps Nearly Two‑Foot Ground Shift South of Caracas After June 24 Quakes

Study Finds Reflected Seismic Waves Triggered 3,000‑km Slip That Shifted Japan East

USGS Confirms 17 Quakes Near Area 51 With 4.4 Mainshock

Magnitude 2.4 Quake Near Bad Krozingen Is Second in a Week for Southwest Germany

Magnitude 4.1 Quake Rattles Tenerife and Gran Canaria Near Enmedio Volcano

Study Puts 4% Chance on 2032 Lunar Impact, Detailing Big Science and Real Hazards

Mexico City Sets Feb. 18 Seismic Drill at 11 a.m.

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Tiny Quakes Expose Five-Piece Tectonic Model at Mendocino Triple Junction

Shallow 3.9 Quake Rattles Assam’s Udalguri With No Damage Reported

San Andreas Fault: Where It Runs and What the Risk Models Show

Hidden 20-Kilometer Rock Layer Under Bermuda Offers Answer to Island’s Puzzling Uplift

Magnitude 4.6 Quake Jolts North Kurils With No Tsunami Alert

Kamchatka Logs 14 Aftershocks in 24 Hours as Seismologists See Activity Easing by January

Kamchatka Logs Nine Aftershocks as Volcanic Alerts Persist

Chile Quake of 5.5–5.6 Felt in Argentina Triggers Precautionary Evacuations, No Tsunami Risk

Bahia Quake Felt in Tocantins Sees Magnitude Revised to 3.9

Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

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