A Guide to Earthquakes
What causes tremors? What makes them stop? Can they be predicted? Are our buildings as safe as they can be?
Apr 27, 2015
More In This Report
- 60-Second Earth Podcast
Earthquakes Exert Global Influence
An earthquake in Indonesia can mean future tremors in California. David Biello reports - News
Shake, Rattle and Respond: Early Warning System for Earthquakes
By analyzing earthquakes when and where they strike, a computerized system could save lives - News
'Sismos lentos' presagian la magnitud de un futuro terremoto
Tras seguir por años los movimientos de las placas tectónicas en Costa Rica, científicos han encontrado una relación entre los llamados sismos de deslizamiento lento y la magnitud de un posterior terremoto - News
Faulty Justice: Italian Earthquake Scientist Speaks Out against His Conviction
Geophysicist Enzo Boschi slams the poor communication that could put him behind bars for six years - Science Images
Motion Pictured: How an Earthquake Warps a Landscape
A team of geologists from the U.S., Mexico and China are using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) laser altimetry to study how an earthquake can change a landscape. - Ask the Experts
How Does an Earthquake Trigger Tsunamis Thousands of Kilometers Away?
As Japan suffered the worst earthquake in the country's recorded history, tsunami waves fanned out across the Pacific Ocean at the speed of a jetliner - 60-Second Earth Podcast
Earthquake Deflection Takes a Tiny Step
Building on light-cloaking work, physicists took a small step toward the goal of shielding cities from earthquakes by deflecting incoming energy. David Biello reports
- 60-Second Science Podcast
A Few Hundred Smartphones Could Catch Earthquakes Early
Thanks to their GPS systems, smartphones in an array could pick up movements indicating the onset of an earthquake and provide extra seconds of early warning. Cynthia Graber reports
- Ask the Experts
Why Was New Zealand's Latest Earthquake So Deadly?
Christchurch copes with a tragedy it did not see coming - 60-Second Science Podcast
Crustal Chemistry May Aid in Earthquake Prediction
Researchers say chemical changes in groundwater may someday be used to predict quakes four to six months in advance. Christopher Intagliata reports - June 2002
Scaling the Quakes
Why aftershocks may not really be aftershocks after all - Observations
Could a big earthquake reduce Manhattan to rubble someday?
- Ask the Experts
Did the earthquake that spawned the recent Indian Ocean tsunami affect the earth's rotation?
- News
Study Shows San Andreas Primed for Major Quake
- News
Sediment Build-Up May Bring Bigger Earthquakes
- News
Devastating Medieval Earthquake Finally Understood
- News
Popular Model of Earthquake Prediction Found Faulty
- March 2003
Triggered Swarms: How Big Quakes Can Cause Small Quakes Far Away
A quake in Alaska sets off a series of rumbles in the U.S. - December 1999
STRESS TEST
The tragedy in Turkey may aid earthquake forecasting - News
Indonesian Earthquake Increased the Region's Seismic Hazard Potential, Scientists Say
- News
'Domino' Earthquakes Could Be Deadly
- News
Hidden Fault May Threaten Bay Area
- Features
The Scarred Earth
Tsunami-spawning quake leaves geophysical changes - News
Speedy Earthquake Rides "Sonic Boom"
An earthquake that sustains high speeds on a straightaway may impart extra damage - October 2000
Riding the Rumble
A $400,000 house is given a good shaking in the name of science - News
Seismic Shaking Could Make Oil Extraction Easier
- January 2006
Tsunami: WAVE of CHANGE
In the tragic aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, scientists and warning centers are now better equipped to forecast and model these monstrous waves
From the Archive
- March 2004
The Threat of Silent Earthquakes
A lack of rumbling does not necessarily make an earthquake harmless. Some of the quiet types could presage devastating tsunamis or larger, ground-shaking shocks
Editors Picks
- News
How Social Media Is Changing Disaster Response
Congress is grappling with the benefits and risks of using Facebook, Twitter and other social media during emergencies - Ask the Experts
Can Mobile Phone Networks Be Improved to Better Cope with Emergencies?
Cell coverage can be spotty immediately following events like this week's earthquake, rendering many handsets useless for contacting family and friends. New technologies may provide a solution - Ask the Experts
How do earthquakes stop?
David Oglesby, a geophysicist at the University of California, Riverside, shakes out a response. - News Blog
Multiple tiny earthquakes rattle Yellowstone. Could the big one be far behind?
- News Blog
New York City's natural hazards: Rats, roaches and … tsunamis?
- Ask the Experts
What conditions are necessary for an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption to cause a tsunami?
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