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The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river – but deeper forces are at work

Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?

The Conversation

Earthquakes and nuclear reactors don't mix, Coalition concedes

Coalition to weigh up Hunter earthquake risk in nuclear plan.

Newcastle Herald

Japan Quake, Flood Victim Attemps Fresh Start With Wife's Memory

Two huge earthquakes 17 years apart robbed Shoichi Miyakoshi first of his wife, and then his home.

International Business Times

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Last Year A 600-Foot Mega-Tsunami Hit Greenland — And Researchers Had No Idea It Happened

Instead of the frequency-rich rumble typical of earthquakes, this was a monotonous hum.

Inverse

MLS Matchweek 32 Wrap-up: Lionel Messi Bags Brace in Inter Miami Return

Inter Miami and LA Galaxy picked up important wins in MLS action this past weekend.

Sports Illustrated

As New Mexico Shakes, State Cancels Dozens of Planned Wastewater Injection Sites

Study uncovers thousands of undocumented quakes, underscoring the link between injection sites and seismic activity.

Capital & Main

Monitoring devices deployed at Muswellbrook after 'earthquake swarm'

Geoscience Australia is studying the Hunter's earthquake trend to learn more.

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Latest Muswellbrook earthquake connected to a 'swarm' of shakes in the Upper Hunter

What caused the latest earthquake at Muswellbrook on Saturday? Experts explain.

Newcastle Herald

Why our favourite holiday destinations in Europe are at growing risk of earthquakes

Portuguese residents were terrified when the ground started shaking in the early hours of Monday morning last week. Environmental scientist Deborah R Coen explains why they are right to worry about when the big one will hit Lisbon and many other of our favourite destinations in southern Europe

The Independent UK

How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes

Humanity’s fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years. Gold mining is described in ancient Greek and Roman sources, and gold rushes – especially in the 19th century – played a powerful role in shaping the modern world.

The Conversation

Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds

Geologists have known for decades that gold forms in quartz with the help of earthquakes, but now they have worked out exactly how the setting and seismic waves combine to form large nuggets.

LiveScience

Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core

About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like me use the seismic waves created by earthquakes as a kind of ultrasound to “see” the shape and structure of the core.

The Conversation

Could the Muswellbrook earthquakes be caused by coal mining? Geoscientists explain

On Friday 23 August, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, shook the state. The earthquake caused local damage and Geoscience Australia received more than 3,600 felt reports, including from Sydney and Canberra, up to 360 kilometres away.

The Conversation

Where the fault lies: opinion divided over mining's role in Muswellbrook earthquakes

Hunter Valley locals debate mining's role in recent earthquakes.

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Mine workers injured, will there be aftershocks? What we know about quake

It was the largest earthquake in the Hunter Valley in 20 years.

LiveScience

Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quake

Beachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish."

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“Bad Omen”: Rare Sea Serpent Surfaces In San Diego Waters, Linked To Earthquake Legend

Kayak adventurers found an incredibly rare, 4-meter-long “sea serpent” washed ashore in San Diego. It was the latest in only 20 encounters in California waters since 1901. The post “Bad Omen”: Rare Sea Serpent Surfaces In San Diego Waters, Linked To Earthquake Legend first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Some New Zealand homes are becoming uninsurable because of natural disasters – but all may not be lost

After a series of natural disasters – from the Canterbury earthquakes to Cyclone Gabrielle – real doubt hangs over the insurance options available to some New Zealand homeowners.

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Recent Earthquakes In California

Recent seismic activity in Southern California raises concerns about earthquake preparedness in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue ‘megaquake’ warning

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its first-ever warning of the risk of a huge earthquake along the Pacific coast

Advnture

"It is the right thing to do" – sudden increase in earthquakes closes areas of volcanic National Park

The uptick in seismic activity began on Monday morning, prompting park officials to secure several areas

The Independent UK

Pompeii skeletons suggest earthquakes piled on cataclysmic destruction from volcanic eruption

Ancient Roman city was destroyed by eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD

International Business Times

Earthquakes, Not Just Volcanic Ash, A Pompeii Killer: Research

Victims who perished in Pompeii after the devastating 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius may have been killed by a simultaneous earthquake, according to new research published on Thursday.

LiveScience

Will we have more earthquakes because of climate change?

Changes in sea level and glacial melt could make earthquakes more likely in the coming years.

The Independent UK

River Ganges abruptly changed course after major earthquake 2,500 years ago

River’s main channel previously ran about 100km south of Dhaka in Bangladesh

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