EnvironmentJune 22, 2006
Study Shows San Andreas Primed for Major Quake
A Guide to Earthquakes
What causes tremors? What makes them stop? Can they be predicted? Are our buildings as safe as they can be?
EvolutionFebruary 1, 2006
Sediment Build-Up May Bring Bigger Earthquakes
EarthJanuary 1, 2006
Tsunami: WAVE of CHANGE
In the tragic aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, scientists and warning centers are now better equipped to forecast and model these monstrous waves
EvolutionMarch 17, 2005
Indonesian Earthquake Increased the Region's Seismic Hazard Potential, Scientists Say
EnvironmentFebruary 21, 2005
The Scarred Earth
Tsunami-spawning quake leaves geophysical changes
EnvironmentJanuary 31, 2005
What conditions are necessary for an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption to cause a tsunami?
EnvironmentJanuary 17, 2005
Did the earthquake that spawned the recent Indian Ocean tsunami affect the earth's rotation?
EvolutionDecember 16, 2004
Hidden Fault May Threaten Bay Area
The SciencesMarch 1, 2004
The Threat of Silent Earthquakes
A lack of rumbling does not necessarily make an earthquake harmless. Some of the quiet types could presage devastating tsunamis or larger, ground-shaking shocks
EnvironmentDecember 9, 2003
'Domino' Earthquakes Could Be Deadly
EnvironmentMarch 1, 2003
Triggered Swarms: How Big Quakes Can Cause Small Quakes Far Away
A quake in Alaska sets off a series of rumbles in the U.S.
EnvironmentSeptember 19, 2002
Popular Model of Earthquake Prediction Found Faulty
EnvironmentJune 1, 2002
Scaling the Quakes
Why aftershocks may not really be aftershocks after all
EnvironmentSeptember 19, 2001
Devastating Medieval Earthquake Finally Understood
EnvironmentOctober 1, 2000
Riding the Rumble
A $400,000 house is given a good shaking in the name of science
The SciencesDecember 1, 1999
STRESS TEST
The tragedy in Turkey may aid earthquake forecasting