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7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto, Shindo 7 Shaking Recorded

Search-and-rescue teams are operating under a heightened risk of strong aftershocks that could hamper relief efforts.

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Kumamoto, Causing Widespread Damage and Injuries

Chiapas Aftershocks Continue After July 17 M7.4 Earthquake

1.4‑Million‑Year‑Old Footprints Show Paranthropus Boisei Was Larger and Traveled in Male Groups

Two Shallow Quakes Strike Qinghai’s Xinghai County 18 Minutes Apart

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5.8-Magnitude Quake Reported on New Zealand’s North Island

Juno Measures Hidden Heat Beneath Jupiter’s Moon Io

Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Texas Panhandle

Cretaceous Skull Reveals Earliest Head‑First Burrowing Snake

Multiple Moderate Quakes Rattle Chiapas Coast; Deeper Shock Hits Lima Region

Scientists Confirm 25-Kilometre Meteorite Crater in Quebec

Twin Quakes Strike Junín, Killing At Least Five and Destroying Dozens of Homes

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Offshore Near Port Hardy, B.C.

7.3‑Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Chiapas Coast and Triggers Local Tsunami Warnings

Hillsborough Meteorite Yields Salty Brines and Rich Organic Mix

Study Identifies Chicxulub Impactor as Rare CO Carbonaceous Chondrite

Rare Hillsborough Meteorite Shows Salty Brines and Diverse Amino Acids

Earthquake Near Te Anau Triggers Evacuations as Tsunami Warning Is Downgraded

USGS Flags ‘Experimental Explosion’ Off Florida Coast

Perseverance Identifies 245‑Foot Impact‑Built Rock Sequence on Jezero Rim