Latest News on Earthquakes
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May 27, 2019
The African continent is splitting into two sections but there's no need to worry
Movement of tectonic plates takes millions of years, will eventually lead to an African island. -
May 14, 2019
Shrinking Moon: Sporadic quakes from tectonic activity has left wrinkles on the Moon
The delicately-shrivelled exterior seen by NASA’s Orbiter suggests gradually cooling of the interior. -
Apr 01, 2019
Andaman and Nicobar hit with nine medium intensity earthquakes in two hours, last tremor measured 5.2 magnitude
Nine medium intensity earthquakes, with a magnitude ranging from 4.7 to 5.2, hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday morning, all in a span of two hours, according to the National Centre for Seismology. -
Dec 26, 2018
Indonesia Tsunami: Public health crisis looms large as clean water, medical supplies run low; experts warn of more deadly waves
Indonesia's disaster agency said it has dispatched helicopters to drop supplies into a handful of hard-to-reach communities along the shattered coastlines of western Java and south Sumatra. -
Dec 26, 2018
Traumatised by sudden tsunami, that killed 429 in Indonesia, survivors remain jittery; Christmas celebrations replaced by sombre prayers
Christmas celebrations were replaced by sombre prayers, as church leaders called on Christians across Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, to pray for tsunami victims. Unlike other tsunamis that have hit disaster-prone Indonesia following large earthquakes, Saturday's big waves blasted ashore at night without warning. -
Dec 03, 2018
New theory says build up of pain waves from dying animals can cause quakes: Geologists will laugh, but hypothesis holds weight
The theory published in a book says that pain waves originating from animals being slaughtered can lead to a similar destructive outcome such as an earthquake. -
Nov 09, 2018
The next big Himalayan quakes: Doon Valley, Northwestern ranges stand vulnerable
Sediment-filled valleys, like Dehradun, are expected to see more damaging future events, quakes. -
Oct 08, 2018
Indonesia earthquake-tsunami toll reaches 1,944; search ops to continue till 11 Oct, govt to declare areas in Palu 'mass graves'
The death toll from the twin disaster on Sulawesi island that erased whole suburbs in Palu has reached 1,944. -
Aug 30, 2018
OK Computer: Using Artificial Intelligence to forecast aftershocks of earthquakes
The research is a stepping stone for additional studies into AI's use in forecasting earthquake tremors. -
Aug 20, 2018
Big quakes systematically trigger others in the Earth's other hemisphere: Study
The findings help scientists better conduct earthquake forecasting and risk assessments.
