When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” ...

While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something ...

A new study uncovers a hidden pattern of ground motions at the end of big earthquakes that could help scientists and planners ...

In Japan, the everyday sounds of life can suddenly be interrupted by a shrill beeping noise and text flashing across your TV ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook part of northern Japan early Monday, but there was no damage or casualties. No tsunami ...

Recently, while analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed ...

Duke faculty and students are working with colleagues in Nepal to give the country more warning before deadly earthquakes ...

Immediately, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) sent out a tsunami warning alert. Following the temblor, a JMA ...

Kyoto University researchers have identified a "stopping phase" in seismic data that occurs when an earthquake hits a barrier ...

In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and ...

Japan's location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at the intersection of four tectonic plates, makes it highly seismically active ...

A major Yellowstone eruption likely won’t happen for thousands, and potentially millions, of years. Scientists say that the ...