An alert falsely citing a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Iceland, issued by the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), was withdrawn. The actual quake occurred seven hours prior, and no official ...

A false alert was mistakenly issued by the German Research Center for Geosciences regarding a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in ...

Where Continents Pull Apart Iceland's unique position sits directly atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are slowly drifting apart. 5 centimeters per year ...

A series of five earthquakes occurred near Big Bear City over a weekend. The quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 3.7, were centered in the San Bernardino Mountains. There was a lot of shaking ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A series of small earthquakes hit near the Big Bear area in San Bernardino County starting late Saturday night ...

When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground shaking from a magnitude 9+ earthquake incredibly destructive, the event ...

A series of strong earthquakes rattled portions of Venezuela and Colombia in South America on Wednesday and Thursday, sending residents fleeing homes and businesses due to fears that the shaking could ...

Scientists were able to use the data from a fiber optic cable and a sensitive measuring device to “image” the Mendocino ...

Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: "supershear" earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own seismic waves. "While ...

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