January 5, 2012
Powerful earthquake strikes Samoa
Updated on Sept. 30: A tsunami spawned by Tuesday's earthquake, which struck in the Pacific Ocean between American Samoa and Samoa, swept across …
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January 5, 2012
Pakistan quake kills at least 170
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rocked through southwestern Pakistan just after 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, killing at least 170 people and leaving …
January 5, 2012
Pacific Northwest earthquake threat heightened?
At any given time, a massive earthquake could strike the coast of the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, the site of the …
January 5, 2012
Natural gas production linked to earthquakes in Texas
A saltwater disposal well, a part of the natural gas production process, may have been responsible for triggering a series of minor earthquakes …
January 5, 2012
Moonquake mystery deepens
Between 1969 and 1972, five Apollo missions installed seismic stations at their landing sites on the nearside of the moon. Because the moon was …
January 5, 2012
Mag.-8.9 quake strikes Japan, tsunami heads for Hawaii
A powerful magnitude-8.9 earthquake struck near the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan, today at 2:46 p.m. local time. The quake sent a tsunami …
January 5, 2012
Large earthquake rocks Iran oil port
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 12:30 p.m. EDT — At 3:30 p.m. local time, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck Iran near the southern port city of Bandar …
January 5, 2012
Large earthquake rattles Baja California
A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck northern Baja California, Mexico, at about 3:40 p.m. local time Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological …
January 5, 2012
Killer quake strikes New Zealand
A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, at about 1 p.m. local time Tuesday. The quake killed at least 65 people and buried …
January 5, 2012
Japan's megaquake and killer tsunami: How did this happen?
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake ruptured a 500-kilometer-long fault zone off the northeast coast of Japan. …
January 5, 2012
Highlights of 2011: New Zealand: After 8,000 aftershocks, when will it stop?
The untold story of life after a major earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand During the past year, many of the 386,000 inhabitants of New …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Italian seismologists on trial for manslaughter
Last June, EARTH reported that seven Italian scientists were under investigation and might be charged with manslaughter for not predicting (and …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Guatemala and Ecuador under volcanic siege ... and other hazards
Guatemala's Pacaya volcano and Ecuador’s Tungurahua vociferously erupted on Thursday, wreaking havoc on villages and cities nearby. Pacaya, …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Good reading - is the apocalypse upon us?
Earthquakes, volcanoes and blizzards, oh my. Is this year anomalous? Has Mother Nature turned on us and decided to shake up the planet? Are we …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Geologists to be charged for not predicting earthquake?
News out of Italy suggests that seven researchers who did not predict the L’Aquila earthquake in April 2009 are under formal investigation and …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Collision forces behind devastating Turkey quake
By Tuesday evening local time, close to 500 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1,300 injured following a major magnitude-7.2 …
January 5, 2012
Haitian quake no shock to geologists
Although the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti on Jan. 12 was a horrible shock for millions of people in and around the Haitian capital …
January 5, 2012
Haiti devastated by major earthquake
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti at 4:53 p.m. EST on Tuesday, causing widespread damage. The earthquake occurred approximately 15 …
January 5, 2012
Guatemalan landslide kills 33
A landslide in northern Guatemala killed at least 33 people Sunday at about 10:30 a.m. local time. With between 40 and 60 people still missing, …
January 5, 2012
Geomedia: Zombie Science? New Madrid and "Disaster Deferred"
During the winter of 1811-1812, three strong earthquakes between magnitude 7 and 8 rocked the New Madrid seismic zone, which runs through parts …
January 5, 2012
Geomedia: Twitter gives heads-up to users and officials about earthquakes
Twitter stirs up a wide range of reactions — it’s hailed as a vital social networking service by some, despised as the ultimate waste of time by …
January 5, 2012
Earthquakes overwhelm Tajikistan, Solomon Islands
A quake in Tajikistan in Central Asia left thousands of people homeless, and earthquakes and a tsunami devastated parts of the Solomon Islands in …
January 5, 2012
Earthquake shakes southern New Zealand
A magnitude-7.6 earthquake rattled the South Island of New Zealand at 8:22 p.m. local time Wednesday. No serious injuries or damages have been …
January 5, 2012
Earthquake rocks Sumatra
Updated on Oct. 1: A second, magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia, today at about 8:52 a.m. local time; this time, the …