Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

UK shaken by magnitude 3.3 earthquake

It is the largest earthquakes to hit the UK in recent months

Wales Online

Europe supervolcano on brink of first eruption since 1538 sparking global winter fear

Although Campi Flegrei last erupted almost 500 years ago, a spate of recent earthquakes has left scientists concerned another catastrophe could be imminent

Daily Mirror

Earthquakes seem more intense after cosmic ray strikes. Scientists say this is why.

A new study has found an odd link between the magnitude of earthquakes and the intensity of cosmic radiation reaching our planet from space.

Space

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Quake 'can damage' old buildings

A major earthquake in Myanmar may damage buildings in Bangkok that were built before the nation's building codes were revised in 2007 to make them more quake-resistant, according to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Eight earthquakes in 4 weeks proves old fault exists near NC mountain town, USGS says

A North Carolina town was hit June 16 by its eight earthquake in just over three weeks, which means there’s an old fault line that’s now active, the U.S. Geological Survey says.

Tribune News Service

Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ's Alpine Fault

Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018.

The Conversation

Four earthquakes hit Jammu region in a day, educational institutes shut

The two fresh earthquakes hit a day after a high-intensity one of magnitude 5.4 jolted the Doda district

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Experts discover reason there are more earthquakes in Britain than in Ireland

Researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and the University of Cambridge made the discovery when trying to figure out why seismic shakes occur more frequently in Britain compared with here.

Irish Mirror

Japanese vending machines to automatically offer free food in earthquakes

Vending machines in Japan will offer free food and drink in the event of a major earthquake or typhoon.

The Week

Melbourne earthquake stronger than previously thought, with Geoscience Australia revising it to magnitude-4

The earthquake that hit Melbourne's north-west fringe on Sunday night was stronger than originally thought, with Geoscience Australia revising it up to magnitude-4.

ABC News

Earthquakes can change the course of rivers – with devastating results. We may now be able to predict these threats

New Zealand’s 2016 Kaikōura earthquake stopped the Waiau Toa – also known as the Clarence River – in its course. Within hours, the river flooded outside its channel and changed course. In the seven years since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the river has completely abandoned the path it used to…

The Conversation

Are we getting more earthquakes in Australia?

Melbourne had its strongest earthquake in 120 years, but an expert told The New Daily the activity is not unusual.

The New Daily

Melbourne earthquake: how common are tremors in Victoria and could a very large one occur?

Sunday’s magnitude 3.8 quake was the city’s strongest in more than 120 years. So why do shakes happen in Melbourne?

The Guardian - AU

What causes earthquakes in Victoria? And why did the Sunbury tremors feel so strong?

The Sunbury earthquake was fairly typical of Victorian tremors so why did it cause such a stir?

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains

Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake – as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre – centred near Sunbury, approximately 30km north of the CBD.

Al Jazeera

The Aleppo electronic artists using music to heal in Gaziantep

Artists recreate Aleppo nightlife to bring Syrians and Turks together and as a way to process war and earthquake trauma.

Tribune News Service

Why so many electric car chargers in America don't work

In a nondescript office park in San Jose, California, ChargePoint Holdings Inc. runs a torture lab of sorts. It’s here that the operator of the U.S.’s largest network of electric vehicle chargers subjects its products to extreme temperatures and rain, and puts them through simulated dust storms and earthquakes. Pulley…

The Conversation

As we fight the Alberta and B.C. wildfires, we must also plan for future disasters

British Columbia and Alberta are on fire. Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate in Alberta, while much of B.C. is already experiencing higher-than-usual wildfire risk. With more than 150 fires currently burning across the two provinces, a hazardous haze is blanketing Calgary and affecting air quality as…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Turkey election results show Erdogan dominating in quake-hit region

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party came out on top in Sunday's elections in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by February's earthquakes, with analysts saying his vow to rebuild devastated cities had reassured voters in what are mostly AKP strongholds.

The Independent UK

Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by eathquake, not just Vesuvius' ancient eruption

Archeologists in Pompeii have discovered two skeletons that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79

USA Today Sports Media Group

L.A. Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes, live stream, channel, time, lineups, how to watch MLS

How to watch the California clash between the #LAGalaxy & the #Earthquakes.

The Independent UK

5.5 magnitude earthquake, large aftershock hit Northern California; minor damage reported

Earthquakes have rattled a large area of Northern California, with minor damage reported

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s Antakya gears up to vote amid earthquake devastation

Thousands of residents who left the southern city face additional challenges in exercising their franchise.

Reuters

Turkey Red Crescent head resigns following controversy over quake tents

The head of the Turkish Red Crescent resigned on Friday, the relief association said, three months after controversy emerged over the selling of tents to a charity in the first days after devastating earthquakes in Turkey.

Inverse

Earthquake-detecting “Trash Bag” Balloons Could Tell Us the Secrets of Venus

Scientists are learning how to sense earthquakes from the stratosphere — which could be a boon for studying harsh planets like Venus.

1 … 21 22 23 24

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the University of Cambridge

the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.