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NEWS ABOUT: seismology

seismology stories: 9 news summaries

 6.0 Quake Shakes Mexico City 


Apr 27, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(AP) - A strong earthquake struck central Mexico today, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and sending office workers into the streets. The 6.0-magnitude quake was centered near Chilpancingo, about 130 miles southwest of Mexico City, and 50 miles from the resort of Acapulco, according to the US Geological... More »

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Latin America • Mexico City • natural disaster • tectonic plates • earthquake • seismology

 Italy Squelched Scientist 
 Who Predicted Quake 

Researcher cited for 'spreading alarm,' forced to retract findings

Apr 6, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian scientist had predicted the quake that killed at least 92 early this morning near L’Aquila, but was silenced by the authorities, Reuters reports. Gioacchino Giuliani found evidence a month ago that a strong quake was brewing and organized a public-awareness campaign—which earned him a reprimand from... More »

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Italy • predictions • scientist • earthquake • disaster • seismology

 Dam May Have 
 Triggered 
 China Quake 

Weight of water may have triggered the earthquake early

Feb 6, 09 12:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The damming-up of 320 million tons of water in a reservoir above a geological fault line may have contributed to the earthquake that left 80,000 dead or missing last year in China’s Sichuan province, US and Chinese geologists say. Whether or not the scientists are right, the suggestion... More »

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China • hydroelectric power • Sichuan province • China earthquake • seismology

 Swarm of Quakes 
 Jolts Yellowstone 

Scientists closely monitoring unusual rash of shakers

Dec 30, 08 4:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Wary scientists are keeping a close eye on developments in Yellowstone National Park after some 250 small quakes jolted the park within three days, AP reports. Yellowstone is no stranger to seismic activity but experts say the number of the quakes is hghly unusual and could signal something bigger brewing... More »

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Yellowstone • tremor • volcano • volcanic activity • earthquake • seismology

How to Detect Earthquakes From Your Desk

A SETI-like network of laptops can trump seismometers

Sep 28, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seismologists have found a way to harness the power of a built-in feature of many laptops and create a new wide-ranging earthquake-detection system, the Economist reports. The "Quake-Catcher Network" capitalizes on laptops' accelerometers, little devices that detect when the computer is falling or shaken, to provide widespread—and highly... More »

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laptop • computer network • SETI • earthquake • seismology

New Clues May Help Predict Earthquakes

Team detects seismic waves up to 10 hours before Calif. tremor

Jul 10, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers could be closer to predicting earthquakes hours before they happen, with an article in the journal Nature detailing how scientists detected seismic changes in rocks as much as 10 hours before two small California temblors. “Hurricane [warnings] give you an idea of what could be done,” one... More »

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tremor • scientific discoveries • earthquake • seismology • San Andreas Fault

 China Quake Beat the Odds 

Unusual seismic conditions led to disaster, scientists say

Jun 30, 08 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The earthquake that leveled parts of China’s Sichuan province last month was a geological oddity arising from usually inactive faults, LiveScience reports. The bizarre seismological coincidences behind the quake explain why no one was able to predict the event, which claimed 69,000 lives. More »

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China • Tibet • tectonic plates • earthquake • Sichuan province • China earthquake • seismology

China Ignored Scientists' Quake Warnings

Seismologists told of a major upcoming shake-up

Jun 1, 08 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese officials ignored warnings from leading scientists of an upcoming earthquake in Sichuan Province, including one that almost pinpointed the date of the quake, the Times of London reports. Four seismologists predicted a blast of 6.7 or higher magnitude this year, while another suggested the rumble would occur within... More »

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China • predictions • earthquake • Sichuan province • seismology

Big Quakes Beget More Shakes Worldwide

Study of large tremors finds spikes in activity directly afterward

May 27, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Massive earthquakes like this month's in China's Sichuan province can quite literally make waves on the other side of the Earth, a new seismology study finds. The surface tremors resulting from events like Indonesia's tsunami-triggering quake in 2004 lead to increased seismic activity around the globe—from two to five... More »

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tectonic plates • earthquake • China earthquake • seismology

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