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2d ago

Nuclear Tests at Mt. Mantap Reactivated Faults and Sparked Years of Quakes

Researchers find repeated underground blasts, led by the 2017 detonation, fractured shallow crust and kept organized seismicity active for years, creating verification and hazard challenges.

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last mo.

Series of Moderate Quakes Recorded in Peru and Mexico With No Major Damage Reported

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6mo ago

Peru Registers Two Overnight Quakes as Mexico Logs M4.2 Off Jalisco Without Alert

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6mo ago

Shallow M6.1 Quake off Northern Sumatra Rattles Simeulue, Triggers No Tsunami Alert

4 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Mexico City Sets City-Only Earthquake Drill for Feb. 18 at 11 A.M.

8 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Three Small Quakes Hit San Ramon Minutes Apart on Friday Morning

7 ARTICLES

8mo ago

New Year Quakes Rattle Vogtland in Strongest Jolt Since 2018

3 ARTICLES

9mo ago

Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Recorded in Tajikistan, NCS Confirms

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10mo ago

Two Shallow Quakes Jolt Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka With No Damage Reported

6 ARTICLES

last yr.

BCA Says Johor Quake Did Not Affect Singapore Buildings

4 ARTICLES

last yr.

Queensland’s 5.6 Quake Spurs Aftershocks and Rapid Seismic Monitoring

4 ARTICLES

last yr.

Canada Updates Seismic Model After Study Flags Yukon’s Tintina Fault as 7.5-Magnitude Threat

Seismic Activity

Nuclear Tests at Mt. Mantap Reactivated Faults and Sparked Years of Quakes

New Study Finds Unusually High Stress on San Andreas That Raises Risk Concerns

Small Earthquake Shakes Scottish Highlands Near Spean Bridge

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Oregon

Study Finds Southern San Andreas and San Jacinto at 1,000-Year High Stress

Study Finds San Andreas and San Jacinto at 1,000‑Year Stress Peak

Southern California Faults at Highest Modeled Stress in 1,000 Years

New Model Finds Cajon Pass and Southern San Andreas at Millennial Stress Highs

Southern California Faults at 1,000‑Year Stress Peak, Study Finds

Series of Moderate Quakes Recorded in Peru and Mexico With No Major Damage Reported

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Seismic Activity

Peru Registers Two Overnight Quakes as Mexico Logs M4.2 Off Jalisco Without Alert

Shallow M6.1 Quake off Northern Sumatra Rattles Simeulue, Triggers No Tsunami Alert

Mexico City Sets City-Only Earthquake Drill for Feb. 18 at 11 A.M.

Three Small Quakes Hit San Ramon Minutes Apart on Friday Morning

New Year Quakes Rattle Vogtland in Strongest Jolt Since 2018

Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Recorded in Tajikistan, NCS Confirms

Two Shallow Quakes Jolt Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka With No Damage Reported

BCA Says Johor Quake Did Not Affect Singapore Buildings

Queensland’s 5.6 Quake Spurs Aftershocks and Rapid Seismic Monitoring

Canada Updates Seismic Model After Study Flags Yukon’s Tintina Fault as 7.5-Magnitude Threat

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