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Earthquakes make gold veins in an instant

July 8, 2013

A cartoon showing how anomalous earthquakes near the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults in southern California work in regions deep below the Earth's surface.

Geoscientists find unexpected ‘deep creep’ near San Andreas, San Jacinto faults

September 19, 2018

Unusual earthquakes highlight central Utah volcanoes

March 9, 2021

Where plates collide: The main frontal thrust (red line) extends over the entire length of the Himalayas. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

Waiting for the complete rupture

January 17, 2019

Earthquakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth

August 2, 2018

The Nazca Plate is creeping under the South American Plate.

Water pressure a critical factor for mega-earthquakes

April 6, 2018

$Research finds way to make fracking safer$

Research finds way to make fracking safer

September 23, 2016

$This is an aerial view of hydraulic fracturing operations across the Jonah field, a large natural gas field in Wyoming.$

Where water goes after fracking is tied to earthquake risk

November 4, 2018

The secrets of garnet reveal source of water to fuel powerful...

March 15, 2018

Earth probably began with a solid shell

February 27, 2017

Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border gets scientists’ attention

January 2, 2017

Distribution of intraplate earthquakes in central and eastern North America

Ancient weakening of Earth’s crust explains unusual intraplate earthquakes

December 12, 2017

Underwater landslide doubled size of 2011 Japanese tsunami

October 2, 2014

Oklahoma earthquakes linked to oil and gas drilling

June 19, 2015

Earthquake faults are smarter than we usually think

December 14, 2016

California’s current earthquake hiatus is an unlikely pause

April 3, 2019

Deep underground forces explain quakes on San Andreas Fault

September 9, 2020

Plate tectonics without jerking

June 30, 2016

State Highway 287 slumped into Hebgen Lake; damage from the August 1959 Hebgen Lake (Montana-Yellowstone) earthquake.

Aftershocks of 1959 earthquake rocked Yellowstone in 2017-18

May 24, 2019

Earthquake series cause uplift variations at continental margins

October 17, 2016

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Kimberley rocks tell first mass extinction of complex life

May 30, 2014

Where Does All Earth’s Gold Come From?

September 17, 2011

NASA aids response to Nepal quake

May 4, 2015

Deep underground forces explain quakes on San Andreas Fault

September 9, 2020

Karoo reveals mass extinction around 260 million years ago

July 8, 2015

Eruption clues: Researchers create snapshot of volcano plumbing

November 30, 2017

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New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region

Earthquakes make gold veins in an instant

Geoscientists find unexpected ‘deep creep’ near San Andreas, San Jacinto faults

Unusual earthquakes highlight central Utah volcanoes

Waiting for the complete rupture

Earthquakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth

Water pressure a critical factor for mega-earthquakes

Research finds way to make fracking safer

Where water goes after fracking is tied to earthquake risk

The secrets of garnet reveal source of water to fuel powerful...

Earth probably began with a solid shell

Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border gets scientists’ attention

Ancient weakening of Earth’s crust explains unusual intraplate earthquakes

Underwater landslide doubled size of 2011 Japanese tsunami

Oklahoma earthquakes linked to oil and gas drilling

Earthquake faults are smarter than we usually think

California’s current earthquake hiatus is an unlikely pause

Deep underground forces explain quakes on San Andreas Fault

Plate tectonics without jerking

Aftershocks of 1959 earthquake rocked Yellowstone in 2017-18

Earthquake series cause uplift variations at continental margins

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