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Earthquakes induced by injection wells

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that bigger and more distant earthquakes can occur when injecting fluid into sedimentary rock than into the underlying basement rock. The evidence from this study...

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Earthquakes can trigger seismic events on the opposite side of Earth

A research from scientists at Oregon State University shows that a severe earthquake can cause other quakes on the opposite side of the planet. The study, published in 2 of August 2018 (see at...

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Earthquake magnitude can be mitigated due to ground water pressure

According to scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, pressurized ground water can reduce the intensity of seismic events. Undergroun...

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Volcano sounds could help scientists monitor its activity

Scientists have come up with a new method of analysis, and the secret lies with an eerie phenomenon we can best describe as 'volcano music'. A volcano in Ecuador, called Cotopaxi, with a deep cylin...

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Increased seismic hazard due to Earth's rotation slowdown

Scientists from the U.S. believe that a significant increase of earthquakes will occur beginning from 2018. Their predictions are correlated with the deceleration of the Earth's spin velocity, a ph...

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Is Africa gradually splitting into two sections?

After a huge crack made an appearance in the south-western Kenya, the question that lies is whether Africa is slowly splitting apart. The lithosphere, which is the rigid outermost shell of a planet...

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Hawaii's Big Island: Volcanic activity provokes another threat

Following the Kilauea's volcano eruption (in May 3rd) events, another threat has been added for the residents of Big Island in Hawaii. Lava has recently reached the ocean producing a hazardous mix...

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Aftershocks continue after the rare M5.4 quakes in South Korea

At least 58 aftershocks have been recorded after the two destructive M5.4 seismic events that struck the southeastern part of the Republic of Korea on September 12 and November 15, 2017, while concern...

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Scientists determine source of world’s largest mud eruption (video)

More than 11 years after the Lusi mud volcano first erupted on the Indonesian island of Java, researchers have probably figured out why the mudflows haven't stopped: deep underground, Lusi is connecte...

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Report highlights 'seismic gaps' in tsunami risk areas

The report makes a review of the tsunami hazards over the last 400 years and highlights "seismic gaps" or locations in the Pacific region where the tsunami threat might have been overlooked, due to lo...

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