News articles tagged with 'earthquake'
Earthquakes: Water as a lubricant
— 2 Dec 2011 10:23 | Geology and palaeontologyGeophysicists from Potsdam have established a mode of action that can explain the irregular distribution of strong earthquakes at the San Andreas Fault in California. As the science…
Psychological impact of Japan disaster will be felt 'for some time to come'
— 17 Mar 2011 18:14 | HealthThe psychological impact of natural disasters such as the Japan earthquake can be revealed in the way people inherently respond to unpredictable situations, according to a psychology…
Japan quake may have shortened Earth days, moved axis
— 15 Mar 2011 20:59 | Geology and palaeontologyThe March 11, magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan may have shortened the length of each Earth day and shifted its axis. But don't worry-you won't notice the difference…
WHOI experts stress lessons from Japan earthquake
— 14 Mar 2011 20:18 | Geology and palaeontologyWhile Japan's 8.9-magnitude earthquake and accompanying tsunami represent a devastating natural disaster for the country's residents, scientists should also seize upon the massive temblor…
NASA shows topography of tsunami-damaged Japan city
— 12 Mar 2011 15:05 | Geology and palaeontologyThe topography surrounding Sendai, Japan is clearly visible in this combined radar image and topographic view generated with data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)…
New system can warn of tsunamis within minutes
— 5 Mar 2011 13:30 | EnvironmentSeismologists have developed a new system that could be used to warn future populations of an impending tsunami only minutes after the initial earthquake. The system, known as RTerg,…
Our ancestors lived on shaky ground
— 4 Mar 2011 14:11 | Geology and palaeontologyOur earliest ancestors preferred to settle in locations that have something in common with cities such as San Francisco, Naples and Istanbul - they are often on active tectonic faults…
Scientists find increase in microearthquakes after Chilean quake
— 26 Feb 2011 17:21 | Geology and palaeontologyBy studying seismographs from the earthquake that hit Chile last February, earth scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a statistically significant increase of…
New Zealand earthquake damage illustrates risks posed by shallow crustal faults
— 23 Feb 2011 19:44 | Geology and palaeontologyThe terribly destructive earthquake that just hit Christchurch, New Zealand, was only a moderate 6.3 magnitude, but had certain characteristics that offer an important lesson to cities…
Lake-effect theory sinks, but quake timing questions go on
— 11 Feb 2011 15:45 | Geology and palaeontologyA chronology of 1,000 years of earthquakes at the southern end of the San Andreas Fault nixes the idea that lake changes in the now-dry region caused past quakes. However, researchers…