A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban areas, particularly ...

A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, ...

Seismologists describe potential damage forecasts from ground shaking scenarios for moderate earthquakes in three regions of the Mexico City basin.

The North Anatolian Fault, one of the most active faults in the world, runs 20km south of Istanbul. The proximity of this ...

Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, ...

Good thing the place is closed, otherwise I would have lost money.” Just minutes after the strong 4.4 magnitude tremor, ...

The Italian city has been shaken by its strongest earthquake in 40 years, and is part of a growing pattern of seismic unrest across Southern Europe. Environmental scientist Deborah R. Coen looks at ...

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

"Waves on Water" explores the dynamics of waves, including their formation, movement, and interaction with the environment. It explains how wind generates waves, how these waves travel across water, ...

A string of earthquakes has hit Washington in recent weeks. Are they connected, and do they tell us anything about the odds ...