Last week, Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was hit by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake –the sixth–largest ever recorded. The tremor released enormous amounts of destructive energy, triggering tsunami warnings ...

Expert urges quake preparedness for Karachi, says city sits near three-plate junction and multiple fault lines ...

One Sunday more than 20 years ago, Natalia Ruppert held her 1-year-old son a bit tighter in her arms. A friend’s house had started shaking with an intensity she had never felt before. Her son Anton, ...

Supershear earthquakes, moving faster than seismic waves, could cause catastrophic shaking across California. USC researchers warn that many faults capable of magnitude 7 quakes might produce these ...

In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in north-western Türkiye has experienced its largest earthquake in over 60 years. In a new study now published in Science, a team of ...

A rare earthquake in Myanmar revealed how a long, mature fault can transmit energy directly to the surface. The discovery may change how scientists evaluate the danger posed by major faults around the ...

Authoritative yet nurturing, the “earthquake lady” has a knack for making a complicated point so simple it seems obvious. Along the way, she has dramatically changed the way the Southland prepares for ...