Earthquake Warning Systems
(multimedia) Earthquakes can happen just about anywhere at any time. The recent catastrophic quakes of Japan, Chile, and Mexico have us all thinking, “when will we be hit by the next big one?” Dr. Thomas...
Category: Earthquakes
Japan left with one nuclear reactor after shutdown
Japan has shut down another nuclear power station, bringing it a step closer to suspending atomic energy, following the Fukushima disaster. Only one of the 54 nuclear reactors remains in operation, and it is...
Quake Expert Eyes Inactive Area on Mexico Coast
(multimedia) A Calif. seismologist says the Guerrero Gap, an area along Mexico’s coast that earthquakes have avoided, may be facing some seismic activity in the future. That observation comes after a 7.4-magnitude quake rattled...
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Mexico City
MEXICO CITY – Developing: A strong, long 7.6-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state on Tuesday, followed by an aftershock that shook central southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent frightened...
Earthquakes jolt Japan’s tsunami-hit region, Tokyo
TOKYO — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeast Japan late Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year’s devastating tsunami. The strongest tremor,...
Japan – One Year After the Catastrophe
Seven Lives, Seven Fates: The residents of Japan’s northeastern coast are still coping with the aftermath of the triple catastrophe. One year after, the disaster still defines daily life. Journalists Anne Backhaus and Roman...
Japan earthquakes over time
Figures compiled by the ABC reveal that since the massive earthquake in Japan a year ago the country has been rattled by more than five times as many tremors as usual. That includes 10...
Japan quake studies suggest harder jolt to NW possible
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Scientists are still unraveling last year’s giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and some of what they’re finding doesn’t bode well for the Pacific Northwest. Detailed analyses of the way...
4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 states
EAST PRAIRIE, Missouri — Only minor damage is reported after an earthquake centered in southeast Missouri shook at least nine states. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0 earthquake was centered near the...
3-D Map Study Shows Before-After of Quake Sites
Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape, and it’s giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave. In the Feb. 10 issue of the journal Science, a team of...
