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Earthquakesaretheresultofplatetectonics,orshiftingplatesinthecrustofEarth,andquakesoccurwhen
thefrictionalstressofglidingplateboundariesbuildsandcausesfailureatafaultline.Inanearthquake,
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elasticstrainenergyisreleasedandwavesradiate,shakingtheground.Scientistscanpredictwheremajor
temblorsmightoccurinageneralsense,butresearchdoesnotyetallowforecastsforspecificlocationsor
accuratepredictionsoftiming.Majorearthquakes,somegeneratingtsunamis,haveleveledentirecitiesand
affectedwholecountries.Relativelyminorearthquakescanalsobeinduced,orcausedbyhumanactivity,
includingextractionofmineralsfromEarthandthecollapseoflargebuildings.
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2011JapanTsunamiUnleashedOzoneDestroyingChemicals

April3rd,2015
The2011Japantsunamireleasedthousandsoftonsofozonedestroyingchemicalsandgreenhousegasesinto
theair.
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MoreBigEarthquakesComingtoCalifornia,ForecastSays

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March11th,2015
AnewviewofCalifornia'searthquakeriskslightlyraisesthelikelihoodofbigearthquakesintheGolden
State,butlowersthechancethatpeopleinsomeregionswillfeelshakingfromsmallermagnitude6.7
quakes.
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Jeepers!NewLookat'Creeping'SanAndreasFault

January13th,2015
AsmallpartoftheSanAndreasFaultthoughttoquietlyslidewithoutshakingitsneighborsmaybecapable
ofmagnitude6earthquakes,anewstudyfinds.
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MysteryofAncientChineseCivilization'sDisappearanceExplained

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December24th,2014
AnancientChinesecivilizationthatwasmysteriouslyabandonedmayhavedisappearedbecauseofan
earthquakethatreroutedthecity'swaterflow,newresearchsuggests.
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Nature'sFury:GrippingImagesofNaturalDisasters

November13th,2014
Fromearthquakestovolcaniceruptionstohurricanes,naturaldisastersrevealthefearsomepowerofMother
Nature.Scientistsarestudyingthesephenomenatobetterunderstandthemandfindbetterwaystopredict
andprepareforthem.
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25YearsAfterLomaPrieta,EarthquakeScienceIsTransformed

October17th,2014
EarthquakesciencehaskeptpacewithSanFrancisco'stremendoustransformationsincethe1989Loma
Prietaearthquake.
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EarthquakeForecast:4CaliforniaFaultsAreReadytoRupture

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October13th,2014
FourSanFranciscoBayAreafaultshavebuiltupenoughseismicstraintounleashdestructiveearthquakes.
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Strong6.2MagnitudeEarthquakeStrikesAlaska

September25th,2014
Anearthquakeofmagnitude6.2shooksouthernAlaskaThursday(Sept.25),accordingtotheU.S.
GeologicalSurvey.
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Southwest'sEarthquakeSpikeLinkedtoInjectionWells

September15th,2014
AdramaticincreaseinearthquakesinNewMexicoandColoradowastriggeredbywastewaterinjection
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wells.
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Wow!TheMostAmazingImagesinScienceThisWeek

September6th,2014
FromaspectaculareruptioninIcelandtoagiganticdinofromthepast,herearethemostawesomephotos
wefoundinSciencethisweek.
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InImages:6.0MagnitudeEarthquakeShakesNorthernCalifornia

August25th,2014
OnAug.24,2014,a6.0magnitudeearthquakehittheBayarea,nearNapa,California.Thequakecaused
morethan170injuries,anddamagedbuildingsandhomesintheregion.
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StrongestEarthquakein25YearsHitsNorthernCalifornia

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August24th,2014
AmajorearthquakehasstruckNorthernCalifornia'sBayArea,injuringdozensandcausingwidespread
damageandpoweroutages.
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PuzzlingLayerof'Stiff'RockMayLurkDeepInsideEarth

March24th,2015
AnewlayerofstiffrockmayunexpectedlyexistdeepinsideEarth,researcherssay.
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HiddenFaultsExplainEarthquakesinFrackingZones

February12th,2015
Twonewstudiesexplainwhysomeregionsofthecountryarerattlingmorethanothersasoilandgas
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productionrises.
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SmartDefense:NFLFansWillHelpTestEarthquakeWarningSystem

January10th,2015
Sportswillfurthersciencethisplayoffseason,asseismologistsmonitorthehomestadiumoftheSeattle
Seahawksduringgamesinordertotestanascentearthquakeearlywarningsystem.
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SeismicWavesShowWhichSport'sFansRockHardest

December23rd,2014
Football,NASCARandtheirrowdy,roaringcrowdswerepittedinaheadtoheadbattlethisyeartosee
whichsporthitshighestontheseismiccharts.
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L'AquilaEarthquakeScientistsWinManslaughterAppeal

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November11th,2014
Italianscientistsconvictedofmanslaughterinconnectionwiththe2009L'Aquilaearthquakewontheir
appealonMonday(Nov.10).
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1989LomaPrietaEarthquakeShakingIntesityAnimation

October17th,2014
Oct.17marksthe25thanniversaryofthe1989LomaPrietaearthquake.Theanimationshowsearthquake
wavesspeedawayfromtheepicenterintheSantaCruzMountainssouthofSanFrancisco,California.
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NewZealand'sEarthquakeDeepDrillingProjectUnderway

October6th,2014
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Adeepdrillingprojectintooneoftheworld'smostdangerousearthquakefaultskickedoffSaturday(Oct.4)
onNewZealand'sSouthIsland.
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WellWaterMayContainEarthquakeWarningSigns

September21st,2014
GeologistssaywellwaterspikesinsodiumandhydrogenwarnedofmountingstrainbeforetwoIceland
earthquakes.Theresultsmaysomedayleadtoearthquakeprediction.
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CalmBeforetheQuake?TurkeyMayBeDuefortheBigOne

September15th,2014
Apowerfulearthquakeofmagnitude7orgreatermaybebuildingupalonganowquietfaultonthecoastof
Istanbul,anewstudyfinds.
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HowtheNapaQuakeDeformedEarth(SatellitePhoto)

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September3rd,2014
The6.0magnitudeearthquakethatrockedCalifornia'sNapaValleylastmonthnotonlyinjureddozensof
peopleandcausedmillionsofdollarsindamage,butitalsowarpedthesurfaceofEarth.
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WillIceland'sBardarbungaVolcanoErupt?

August25th,2014
Buriedunderhundredsoffeetofice,Iceland'sBardarbungavolcanohasbeenshakingformorethanaweek
now,butaneruptionhasyettooccur.
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BigEarthquakeLoomsforChile,ExpertsSay

August13th,2014
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ThepowerfulearthquakethatrockedChileinAprilrupturedtheearthinawaythatsuggestsmajorquakes
somethingsimilartothebigonethatshooktheareain1877maystillhittheregioninthefuture,researchers
say.
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Earth'sCoreHasAnInnerCoreOfItsOwn|Video

March18th,2015
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UnderstandingEarthbyEavesdroppingonUrbanNoise

January14th,2015
Researchersaretuningintourbanseismicnoise,themanmadesignalsfromhumanactivity,toview
geologicstructuresandtracktherhythmsofcities.
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FrackingLedtoOhioEarthquakes

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January5th,2015
Ahydraulicfracturing,orfracking,wellinOhiotriggeredscoresofsmallearthquakesinMarch2014,
includingonelargeenoughtobefeltinnearbytowns.
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'Nature'sFury':NYCExhibitExploresScienceofNaturalDisasters

November13th,2014
FromtheeruptionthatburiedPompeiiinA.D.79tothesuperstormthatshutdownNewYorkCityin2012,
naturaldisastersareanunavoidablepartoflifeonEarth.Oncethoughttobethewrathofthegods,these
formidableeventsnowhavewidelyaccepted
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SmallIslandsAmplifyTsunamiFlooding

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November5th,2014
Smallislandsboostthepoweroftsunamiwaves,ratherthanabsorbingtheirimpact,anewstudyshows.
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FrackingLinkedtoMoreOhioEarthquakes

October14th,2014
AnotherrarecaseoffrackingcausedearthquakeshasjoltedOhio.
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MysteriousColoradoRockFormationMayBeResultof'NaturalFracking'

September26th,2014
Anancient,catastrophicfloodorearthquakemayexplainhowabewilderingrockformationinColorado's
RockyMountainsformed,anewstudyfinds.
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WeirdEarthMovementAfterJapanEarthquakeFinallyExplained

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September18th,2014
UnusualwestwarddriftsrecordedoffJapan'scoastfollowingthe2011Tohokuearthquakeprovideanew
pictureofhowtheEarthadjustsaftergiantearthquakes.
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EarthquakeUnleashesAvalancheOverSprawlingGlacier(Photo)

September12th,2014
AnearthquakethatrattledremotepartsofAlaskaandnorthwesternCanadainJulytriggeredanavalanche
thatspilledmoundsofsnowdownasteepmountainside.
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QuakesKeepShakingIceland'sBardarbungaVolcano

August27th,2014
EarthquakesarestillrockingIcelandaslavapushesthroughalongundergroundfissureneartheicecovered
Bardarbungavolcano.Newfracturesandsinkholeswereseeninicesoutheastofthevolcanotoday.
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WhatCausedCalifornia'sNapaEarthquake?

August25th,2014
Astrong,magnitude6earthquakeinNorthernCaliforniaoccurredSundayontheWestNapaFault.The
shakerhighlightshowbothhightechinstrumentsandoldfashionedgroundworkremainimportantin
identifyinganearthquake'ssource.
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FarawayEarthquakeTriggeredAntarcticaIcequakes

August10th,2014
ResearchersreportthefirstevidencethatdistantearthquakescantriggericequakesinAntarctica.
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