While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something unexpected: a negative phase in the waveforms, a pattern that did not conform to ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Recently, while analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something unexpected: a negative phase in the waveforms, a pattern ...

The team conducted a detailed estimation of the earthquake's source process. The earthquake occurred in a subduction zone between oceanic plates. Analysis revealed that the rupture process comprised ...

Earthquakes and imaged magmatic dike intrusion. Dots show machine-learning relocated earthquakes from 1 January to 28 February 2025 color-coded according to occurrence time (OTime). Orange patches ...

Russia built the bridge in violation of construction standards A series of earthquakes near Crimea is having a critical ...

The Mw 8.3 deep-focus earthquake beneath the Okhotsk Sea in 2013 provides an opportunity to study the source mechanism with regard to the specific geometry of the slab in the hypocentral region. It is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This week’s massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia, which triggered ...

Rupture velocity affects the shaking damage potential of an earthquake, but it is hard to estimate. Here we track the rupture front of the first 25 s of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake using the ...

A new report studied a massive earthquake that ruptured in the southeast Asian country of Myanmar on March 28 — on a fault known for being eerily similar to California’s notorious San Andreas fault.

After powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, many Android users received alerts moments before feeling the tremors. The ...