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Mercury's Shrinkage Revised Upward After Study Finds Craters Hide Tectonic Faults

Surface roughness and impact ejecta mask contractional landforms, with upcoming BepiColombo altimetry set to test the revision.

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

Small Cluster of Shallow M3–M4 Quakes Rattles Chiapas and Parts of Peru

Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan

Sequence of Small Quakes Hits Chiapas Coast and Northern Peru

Multiple Small Earthquakes Recorded Offshore Chiapas; No Damage Reported

Low‑Magnitude Quakes Shake Southern Mexico as Separate 5.9 Temblor Injures Dozens Near Tokyo

7.2‑Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Ayacucho and Is Felt in Lima

Strong Earthquake Strikes Ayacucho Near Coracora

6.3-Magnitude Quake Shakes Southern Philippines Near Sarangani

4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Murcia Holiday Region

Sequence of Moderate Quakes Recorded Offshore Chiapas Over Several Days

Kyushu Quake Kills 34, Rescuers Search Collapsed Mall and Factory

Sequence of Moderate Quakes Hits Offshore Chiapas, SSN Reports Preliminary 4.6

Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Cloverdale in Sonoma County

Chiapas Aftershocks Continue as Separate M7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto, Japan

7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Kumamoto, Causing Dozens of Injuries

New 3D Models Suggest Venus Rift Systems Are Geologically Young

Cluster of Moderate Quakes Rattles Offshore Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas

High-Resolution 3D Models Suggest Venus's Rift Valleys Are Recently Active