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Core-Reflected Seismic Wave Tied to a Tiny Countrywide Slip in Japan

A Science paper says a core-reflected ScS wave returned minutes after the 2011 magnitude-9 Tohoku quake and points to a possible new path for delayed fault triggering.

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M4.7 Quake in Arequipa Leads Weekend of Low-to-Moderate Seismic Activity Across Mexico, Peru and the U.S.

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NCS Reports M3.7, M3.0 in Tibet and M4.1 in Afghanistan With No Damage

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Tiny Quakes Expose Five-Piece Tectonic Model at Mendocino Triple Junction

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Magnitude-7.0 Offshore Quake Shakes Northern Taiwan With Limited Damage

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Magnitude 6.1 Quake Shakes Taiwan, No Immediate Damage Reported

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Japan Eases Tsunami Alerts After 7.6 Quake Off Aomori; At Least 30 Injured

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Mantle Waves Peel Continental Roots to Feed Ocean Volcanoes, Study Finds

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Magnitude 5.4 Quake Rattles Alaska’s Aleutians, No Tsunami Warning

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Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

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9mo ago

Nature Study Finds Magma Drove Santorini Quake Swarm, Reveals Link to Nearby Kolumbo

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Shallow 6.1–6.3 Quake Strikes Western Venezuela, Felt Across Northern Colombia

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Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Strikes Nepal at 10 km Depth

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Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Tops 1,400 as Rescuers Struggle in Cut-Off Provinces

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5.9 Magnitude Quake Strikes Eastern Taiwan

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4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Pakistan’s Faisalabad Division

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Core-Reflected Seismic Wave Tied to a Tiny Countrywide Slip in Japan

Mantle Gases Detected in Zambia’s Kafue Rift Point to Early-Stage Rifting

Deep Hindu Kush Quakes Send Tremors Across India and Pakistan

Magnitude 4.9 Quake Near Mala Shakes Lima on Thursday

Hindu Kush Quake Rattles Afghanistan and Pakistan, No Major Damage Reported

M4.7 Quake in Arequipa Leads Weekend of Low-to-Moderate Seismic Activity Across Mexico, Peru and the U.S.

NCS Reports M3.7, M3.0 in Tibet and M4.1 in Afghanistan With No Damage

Tiny Quakes Expose Five-Piece Tectonic Model at Mendocino Triple Junction

Magnitude-7.0 Offshore Quake Shakes Northern Taiwan With Limited Damage

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Shakes Taiwan, No Immediate Damage Reported

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Japan Eases Tsunami Alerts After 7.6 Quake Off Aomori; At Least 30 Injured

Mantle Waves Peel Continental Roots to Feed Ocean Volcanoes, Study Finds

Magnitude 5.4 Quake Rattles Alaska’s Aleutians, No Tsunami Warning

Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

Nature Study Finds Magma Drove Santorini Quake Swarm, Reveals Link to Nearby Kolumbo

Shallow 6.1–6.3 Quake Strikes Western Venezuela, Felt Across Northern Colombia

Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Strikes Nepal at 10 km Depth

Afghanistan Quake Death Toll Tops 1,400 as Rescuers Struggle in Cut-Off Provinces

5.9 Magnitude Quake Strikes Eastern Taiwan

4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Pakistan’s Faisalabad Division

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