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Just recently, the city of Istanbul saw the opening and commissioning of the world's largest and safest earthquake-proof building in the world. The structure covers an impressive area, but it's completely isolated from the ground below. It does not rest on the soil, but rather on a few hundred bearings, whi... |
23 November 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Geologists analyzing the large number of small earthquakes that occurs in the central parts of the continental United States say that these events may be nothing more than aftershocks from a few very strong tremors that rattled the region in the 1800s. The New Madrid Earthquakes, between December 1811 and February 18... |
5 November 2009
03:38 GMT |
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Over the past few years, geologists and planetary scientists have been saying that, in the near future, methods of predicting earthquakes more accurately, and further ahead, may become common throughout the world. However, as the years go by, this seems to less and less be the case. The vast majority of earthquake pr... |
29 October 2009
10:05 GMT |
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The massive, 8.0-scale tremor that struck the Sichuan province in China on May 12, 2008, claimed the lives of more than 85,000 people. It also caused massive damage to the country's infrastructure, and was felt in Beijing, some 1,500 kilometers away from its shallow epicenter, just 12 miles beneath the surface. ... |
15 October 2009
10:58 GMT |
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When our planet's hum was identified for the first time, many experts were puzzled by it. Some people even went as far as to panic and call it a sign of God. Over the years, as with all the superstitions, these ideas faded away, as science progressed. Now, we have come so far in studying this ultra-low frequency... |
2 October 2009
06:39 GMT |
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The commonly accepted model of our planet states that the thick core is surrounded by a massive layer of magma known as the mantle, on which the tectonic plates that make up the crust float. When these plates meet, in areas known as fault lines, they collide against each other. When these collisions are delayed, tens... |
1 October 2009
02:35 GMT |
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According to a recent scientific study, it may be that experiencing (and surviving) an earthquake may have a number of side-effects on people, including damage to their brain function, even though they remain physically healthy. The investigation was conducted on survivors of the Wenchuan, China earthquake, which too... |
25 September 2009
21:11 GMT |
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Earthquakes usually take only a few seconds to bring down even the most solid buildings, if their epicenter is close enough to the structures. Knowing precisely what is happening in the first seconds when a tremor hits, as far as the structural integrity of the building goes, is therefore a huge goal for engineers an... |
26 August 2009
08:58 GMT |
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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) website, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred on August 3rd at 17:59:56 UTC (01:59:56 pm EDT, 06:59:56 GMT) in California. Located by a precise measurement program as taking place at a depth of ten kilometers (6.2 miles), the tremor's wide effects are still ... |
4 August 2009
02:06 GMT |
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Using advanced equipment aboard the Chikyu (which translates into 'Planet Earth') drilling vessel, Japanese scientists have managed to drill a hole more than one mile deep into the ocean floor in the Nankai Trough earthquake zone, one of the most active in the world today. Located about 36 miles Southeast o... |
31 July 2009
02:24 GMT |
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The trickiest thing about tsunamis, the large waves that cause massive devastation when they reach the beaches, is that they can travel very fast, at 500 kilometers per hour, under the ocean surface, and not be visible on the surface until a certain set of conditions is met. Researchers from the US National Oceanic a... |
28 July 2009
03:01 GMT |
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Earthquakes are among the most brutal manifestations of nature, alongside volcano eruptions and tsunamis, and, as if that wasn't enough, oftentimes the three come together. Tremors strike in two ways – via body waves, which travel underground away from the initial point, and surface waves. The latter trave... |
21 July 2009
03:36 GMT |
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China is one of the countries located in areas of intense seismic activity, a fact that over the millennia has made itself felt on numerous occasions. Accounts of devastating earthquakes can be found throughout the nation's history; thus, experts in the country have formed a mixed Chinese-European research group... |
6 July 2009
04:08 GMT |
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Planetary scientists now believe that nature may be employing earthquake defenses of sorts over a large fault in Taiwan, China, through the power of typhoons. They have learned that the massive storms, which bring about huge amounts of rain and floods, also help release some of the strain that accumulates in the faul... |
11 June 2009
02:20 GMT |
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At 3:32 am local time (9:30 pm, April 5th EDT) on Monday morning, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the central part of Italy, causing important damages to buildings and numerous losses of human lives. Because the tremor happened at night, people were understandably taken by surprise, and many could not come to their... |
7 April 2009
04:09 GMT |
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The University of California in Berkeley (UCB) is now finally linked to the state's only underwater seismic station, via a 32-mile underwater cable that has just recently been deposited on the ocean floor. Finally, the Californian seismic sensor network is centralized, with UCB receiving signals from West of the... |
23 March 2009
07:40 GMT |
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On Thursday, seismologists announced that a surge in activity registered at Mount Redoubt in Alaska had prompted a widespread monitoring and observation effort on the part of all experts in the area. The volcano lies approximately 100 miles from the American state's most populous city, and there are concerns tha... |
30 January 2009
02:52 GMT |
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Everyone knows that the world's oceans and seas are subjected to tidal forces, which make them go up and down two times per day. But what's a little less known is the fact that the ground also follows a similar pattern, moving under the influence of the Sun and the Moon. Its variation can measure as much as... |
30 January 2009
02:23 GMT |
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Hundreds of minor tremors over the past few weeks, which were covered in the national US press, prompted, at the time, concerns of a massive eruption at the Yellowstone national park, although recently scientists announced that there was no reason to be worried about. But, as the phenomena continue, more and more peo... |
13 January 2009
07:20 GMT |
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Assessing the structural integrity of a building is a very complex task, and a very necessary one at that, especially in the event of an earthquake or other natural catastrophe that could damage the internal make-up of a very expensive building. Until now, outside sensors were used, small devices that recorded fluctu... |
6 January 2009
06:30 GMT |
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A series of minor tremors registered in the Yellowstone National Park has scientists worried and pondering on the possibility of a large-scale earthquake. It's not uncommon for small-intensity tremors to come in the prelude of a large shake, and seismic experts are all the more worried – thus far, the mach... |
30 December 2008
07:00 GMT |
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The previous model regarding Earth's interior put things very simply. The Earth is made up of several distinct layers sitting on top of each other. The first and outermost layer is the crust, spanning over 25 kilometers towards the center of the planet. Next comes the mantle, a thick, dense layer of silicate roc... |
5 May 2008
09:48 GMT |
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