earthquakes

It’s rare to feel earthquakes in the U.S. Northeast, so the magnitude 4.8 earthquake in New Jersey that shook buildings in New York City and was felt from Maryland to Boston on April 5, 2024, drew a lot of questions. It was one of…

NEW YORK (AP) — The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories might seem…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain East Coast residents were jolted Friday by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey,…

DALLAS (AP) — East Coast residents were jolted Friday by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, with weak rumblings felt as far away as Baltimore and the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. No…

During March 24 to April 3, 2022, seismologists observed a slight uptick in seismic activity at Newberry Volcano. The earthquakes occurred in an area under Newberry where earthquakes are common, and does not represent a…

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grants on earthquake hazards science and is authorized to award up to $7 million. Interested researchers can apply online at GRANTS.GOV…

As early American pioneers forged a long, arduous path across the country during the Westward Expansion, an earthquake hit what is now the State of Oklahoma on October 22, 1822.    “The trembling and vibrating were so severe as to cause…

Everybody in Portugal knows the date: November 1, 1755. It was All Saints’ Day, with candles lit in homes to honor ancestors. Then the earthquake struck, cracking the streets of Lisbon open and sparking a firestorm. A tsunami engulfed…

Californians are no strangers to earthquakes, nor are we and our fellow USC students. The United States Geological Survey reports that there are approximately 10,000 earthquakes each year in California and about 27 earthquakes every…

Californians are no strangers to earthquakes, nor are we and our fellow USC students. The United States Geological Survey reports that there are approximately 10,000 earthquakes each year in California and about 27 earthquakes every day…

Small earthquakes reported in eastern Allegany County, officials say Updated: 3:05 PM EDT Mar 31, 2024 …

HOUSTON —  Sebastián Ferreira and Franco Escobar scored late in the second half to help the Houston Dynamo pull out a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.Defender Bruno Wilson scored before the match was a…

Aerial view of a fissure after two earthquakes hit Turkey on February 22, 2023.VCG via Getty Images The world's most powerful earthquakes happen in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath the other. When these plates…

Buildings were left damaged and widespread power outages reported in the Solomons Island capital, Honiara, after two earthquakes struck just off the south-west coast on Tuesday. The first magnitude 7.0 earthquake briefly…

Herat , March 30 (ANI): Recent seismic activity in Herat has left a devastating mark on the province's education infrastructure, with over 280 schools reported damaged by the earthquakes that struck in recent…

Buildings, Vol. 14, Pages 888: Degradation of Seismic Performance of Thin Steel Plate Shear Walls in Earthquakes Buildings doi: 10.3390/buildings14040888 Authors: Yipeng Du Min Zhang Yifang Cao Lei Xue Steel plate shear…

Granular materials, those made up of individual pieces, whether grains of sand or coffee beans or pebbles, are the most abundant form of solid matter on Earth. The way these materials move and react to external…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse came off the bench to score one minute after Danny Musovski pulled Seattle even late in the second half, rallying the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3-2 victory over the Sounders on Saturday night.…

Jeremy Ebobisse broke a tie late in the second half to lift the San Jose Earthquakes to their first win of the season, 3-2, against the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday. Vitor Costa de Brito and Cristian…

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Experts at the Institute of Seismology in Thessaloniki, Greece, monitor tremors in real-time for REDACt, a consortium helping four countries bordering the Black Sea respond more efficiently to earthquakes. More than 1,200…

Rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions concentrates people where recovery after extreme events is costly. Disaster and climate risks in the built environment decrease property values, increase insurance premiums, and compound…

Both Sporting Kansas City’s run of home success and San Jose’s rough patch to begin the new campaign continued on Saturday as the hosts came out on top of a 2-1 decision in Kansas City, Kan. All of the scoring…

A volcanic eruption has occurred in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, marking the fourth such event in the Nordic island nation since December. The eruption was confirmed by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), which stated that the…

Scientists have found signs of some of the earliest known earthquakes in 3.3 billion-year-old rocks.The rocks provide early evidence of plate tectonics, which explains Earth's crust as split into large plates that glide across the…

Editorial 15:37 JST, March 14, 2024 Every time a major earthquake occurs, aging water pipes are damaged and the water supply is repeatedly cut off. The reinforcement of water pipes for earthquakes, which is behind schedule in various…

1. IntroductionIn recent years, river blockages induced by debris flows have occurred more frequently because of the impacts of climate change and earthquakes, especially high-intensity earthquakes , which are often accompanied by…

Reserves Alessandro Schopf and Ali Ahmed scored late in the second half as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the host San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on Saturday night. Whitecaps assistant coach Michael D’Agostino earned…

Subs make the difference as ‘Caps start road campaign with a win   SAN JOSE, CA – Vancouver Whitecaps FC earned their first three points of the season on Saturday night in California, as two second half goals put San Jose to the…

Subs make the difference as ‘Caps start road campaign with a win   SAN JOSE, CA – Vancouver Whitecaps FC earned their first three points of the season on Saturday night in California,…

Dr Quentin Bletery has some good news regarding an all-too-often gloomy subject: earthquakes. A researcher at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, or IRD, Bletery thinks it might one day be possible to…

Seismic activity in Colombia is due to its geographical position in the northwestern region of South America, where several tectonic plates converge, such as the Pacific, South American, Nazca and Caribbean plates. This position not…

Seismic activity in Colombia is due to its geographical position in the northwestern region of South America, where several tectonic plates converge, such as the Pacific, South American, Nazca and Caribbean plates. This position not…

(KRON) — The San Jose Earthquakes celebrate their 50th anniversary with their first game in the Major League Soccer season against LA Galaxy on Saturday– popularly known as the CalClasico — with a 3-1 loss.  Alexis Gabe…

Tutuila, the largest island in the US territory of American SamoaPeto Laszlo/Alamy The Samoan Islands are sinking faster after earthquakes caused a deformation in Earth’s mantle beneath the island chain. Projections…

Schematic explanation of how seismic events impact forest resilience. A) Precipitation resulting in enhanced run-off and reduced infiltration prior to an earthquake.…

A series of recent earthquakes near the South Texas town of Falls City can likely be attributed to the region’s petroleum production and wastewater disposal well injections, according to professors in Texas…

Each yellow dot represents the epicenter of an earthquake to strike over the last 7 days. Image: USGS According to USGS, over the last 7 days, 8 earthquakes have rattled portions of the eastern United States and Canada. The strongest…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than $400 million is needed for western Afghanistan to recover and rebuild after a devastating earthquake last October that killed around 2,000 people, the United Nations…

Read the full story on Japan 2 Earth - Disaster Waste: Miyagi Prefecture Shares Cleanup Expertise in the Noto Quake Aftermath Dealing with disaster waste in Ishikawa Prefecture is a big issue. Debris from buildings that collapsed in…

Long, cold months have passed since an earthquake levelled Abdallah Oubelaid’s impoverished village in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains. Every day, he or other villagers come to inspect the debris. They hope to find pieces of wood for…

Rain didn’t dampen the San Jose Earthquakes’ 50th celebration with hundreds showing up to welcome the upcoming season. Most of the events occurred on a closed West St. John Street in front of San Pedro Square Market. Former Earthquakes’…

On a brisk Saturday in Coachella Valley, California, the Vancouver Whitecaps and the San Jose Earthquakes clashed in what would be a gripping display of soccer prowess, ending…

On a brisk evening that set the stage for one of preseason’s most engaging showdowns, the Vancouver Whitecaps and the San Jose Earthquakes painted a narrative that football…

KARNES COUNTY, Texas – A few Saturday morning earthquakes did more than shake Karnes County. They shook other parts of South Texas as well.According to the United States Geological Survey, the strongest was a 4.7-magnitude earthquake…

Lava flows in Iceland after the latest eruption in Grindavík on February 8, 2024. Photo: Gregory De Pascale In November 2023, a magma dike began to rapidly build below the Sundhnúkur crater chain in southwest Iceland. It…

3.1. Spring Depletion Coefficient Due to the EarthquakeThe case illustrated in Figure 2a involves two depletion coefficients. This is reflected in the final resulting discharge curve: the one representing the aquifer’s discharge as if…

AT the 2022 British Seismology Meeting, a conference which brings together seismologists from around the world, an entire session was devoted to “Nuclear Monitoring.” Talks came from employees of the Atomic Weapons Establishment…

Recently, the province of Parma (Italy) witnessed a seismic swarm that raised concerns and highlighted the importance of emergency preparedness. Seismic events, unpredictable by nature, require a proactive response to…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsOn 6 February 2022, at 4.17am local time, the strongest earthquake to hit Turkey since 1939…