‘Marsquakes’ rock the red planet almost every day

NASA's Insight mission to Mars is giving researchers a closer look at the planet and its "marsquakes," researchers say.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Feb. 24, 2020 ~5 min

Melting rock models shed light on earthquake origins

A new model can explain phenomena taking place miles beneath the Earth’s surface under incredible pressures and temperatures that lead to earthquakes.

Ken Kingery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 22, 2020 ~5 min


Early seismic waves hold the clue to the power of the main temblor

Scientists will be able to predict earthquake magnitudes earlier thanks to new research by Marine Denolle, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard.

Anna Fiorentino • harvard
Aug. 7, 2019 ~4 min

What do quakes on Mars feel like?

Data from NASA's Insight mission let researchers experience what a "marsquake" might feel like, and compare to quakes on Earth and the moon.

ETH Zurich • futurity
July 30, 2019 ~4 min

Methane bubbles hint at offshore quakes to come

Scientists looked at more than 1,700 bubble plumes off the Washington coast. What they learned could clarify what will happen during an offshore earthquake.

Hannah Hickey-UW • futurity
March 26, 2019 ~6 min

Hundreds of thousands of ‘ice quakes’ shake Antarctica nightly

Every night in Antarctica thousands of tiny quakes occur below the ice. They may help scientists track glacier melting.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
March 1, 2019 ~4 min

New tsunami warnings could get more people to safety

"During the Tōhoku earthquake, a lot of people escaped to higher ground, like the roof, but they didn't go high enough."

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 22, 2019 ~2 min

Major earthquakes could still devastate Nepal

In 2015, a major earthquake hit Nepal. A new model indicates that quake could've just been the beginning.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 16, 2019 ~6 min


Sunken ‘beaches’ offer vision of Catalina’s undersea future

After more than a century of debate about whether California's Santa Catalina Island is rising or sinking, researchers may have the answer.

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 30, 2018 ~9 min

Targeted, crowdsourced aid for Mexican earthquake victims | MIT News

MIT team’s online platform links those who need aid with those who can help. (Este artículo está disponible en español.)

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Sept. 24, 2017 ~5 min

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