Earthquakes

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Mount Adams: Record spike in earthquakes at Washington's 'high threat' volcano sends researchers scrambling for answers

Can We Predict the Big One? Scientists Are One Step Closer to the “Holy Grail” of Predicting Earthquakes

How earthquakes build beefy gold nuggets

Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds

Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

Radical Theory Suggests Earthquakes Spark Gold Nuggets Into Existence

Earthquakes May Forge Large Gold Nuggets

Shake, rattle, and gold: Earthquakes may spark gold formation

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Earthquakes With Unprecedented Accuracy

Earthquakes added to Pompeii’s death toll

New Research Uncovers Hidden Role of Earthquakes in Pompeii’s Demise

Shaking Up Seismology: Geometry as the Groundbreaking Predictor of Earthquakes

Breaking ground: Could geometry offer a new explanation for why earthquakes happen?

'Fossilizing' cracks in infrastructure creates sealing that can even survive earthquakes

Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes

Unveiling the Hidden World of Granular Materials: MIT Engineers Probe the Mechanisms of Landslides and Earthquakes

Scientists trigger mini-earthquakes in the lab

What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast like the Magnitude 4.8 One in New Jersey?

With a new experimental technique, engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes

‘Smart’ fiber-optic cables on the sea floor will detect earthquakes, tsunamis, and global warming