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Claims for the world’s deepest earthquake challenged by new analysis

February 14, 2025

Photo of Taylor’s Mill in Readington Township, New Jersey after the 5 April 2024 earthquake. | GEER-NIST

Closer look at New Jersey earthquake rupture could explain shaking reports

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Could geometry offer a new explanation for why earthquakes happen?

Magnified through a microscope, diatoms, which are a type of siliceous microalgae preserved within sediment, helped the researchers determine the salinity levels of the core samples. Photo courtesy of Jessica DePaolis.

Subduction zone splay faults compound hazards of great earthquakes

Researchers used unmanned aerial vehicle images superimposed on centimeter-resolution topography to study the surface rupture of the 2021 magnitude 7.4 Maduo earthquake in China. This image shows the fault scarp, tensional cracks on the hanging wall, and the left-laterally offset channel. Credit: Yanxiu Shao

Fault maturity or orientation: Which matters more for quakes?

Researchers help map tsunami and earthquake damage in Japan

September 17, 2011

Researcher says the next large central US earthquake may not be...

September 15, 2011

SCEC’s ‘M8’ earthquake simulation breaks computational records, promises better quake models

September 15, 2011

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