Slow earthquakes have been discovered to exhibit anomalously slow, long-lasting and small slips, adjacent to regular earthquakes where we sometimes feel catastrophic vibration. However, no one knows ...

When and where the next large earthquake will strike remains one of the most difficult questions in geoscience. Researchers ...

The controversial experiment was carried out by researchers from ETH Zurich in a bid to 'understand what happens at depth when Earth moves.' To trigger the earthquakes, the researchers injected ...

For centuries, unusual animal behaviour before earthquakes has been reported worldwide. Livestock becoming restless, wildlife disappearing and snakes emerging from hibernation in the middle of winter.

A series of four earthquakes shook parts of Louisiana, surprising residents and drawing the attention of geologists who study seismic activity in the central United States. The tremors, which reached ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy ...