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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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