What causes earthquakes in the Northeast, like the magnitude 4.8 that shook New Jersey? A geoscientist explains

The earthquake, one of New Jersey’s largest on record, could be felt from Maryland to Boston. But don’t read too much into it.

Gary Solar, Professor of Geosciences, Buffalo State, The State University of New York • conversation
April 5, 2024 • ~4 min

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: shallow depth of main shocks is a key reason why they've been so devastating

An earthquake expert explains why the death and devastation have been so terrible in Turkey and Syria

Bob Holdsworth, Professor of Structural Geology, Durham University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2023 • ~7 min

ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have actually done so

When researchers look at CCTV footage of how people really react during earthquakes – as opposed to what they report after the fact – it looks like alerts aren’t yet inspiring protective action.

Dare A. Baldwin, Full Professor, Psychology and Clark Honors College, University of Oregon • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~9 min

Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault

California was thought to be an exception, a place where oil field operations and tectonic faults apparently coexisted without much problem. Not any more.

Thomas H. Goebel, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis • conversation
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min

Coronavirus lockdown reduced seismic activity around the world – new study

Measuring seismic noice could show whether people are following future lockdown measures.

Stephen Hicks, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Seismology, Imperial College London • conversation
July 23, 2020 • ~6 min

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