On May 20, 2026, at 17:43 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake broke through the seafloor along the Southern East Pacific Rise, ...

Rotational seismology examines the angular motions of the ground induced by seismic waves, complementing traditional translational measurements to deliver a full six‐degree‐of‐freedom characterisation ...

It’s what’s inside that counts, right? Well, this cheesy expression doesn’t just apply to one’s character. When researchers analyze a planet’s subsurface, knowing what’s on the inside helps them study ...

Seismology investigates how elastic waves generated by earthquakes and artificial sources propagate through the Earth. In exploration contexts, controlled-source seismic surveys use arrays of ...

Geophysics is the application of the methods and techniques of physics in the study of the Earth. It differs from Geology in that a geologist studies rocks and structures, which can be seen, while a ...

In this activity from IRIS, students explore a mechanical model of a fault to learn how energy is stored elastically in rocks and released suddenly as an earthquake. This website uses cookies to ...

On August 14, a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti, triggering landslides, toppling buildings and killing at least 1,900 people, with over 9,000 people injured. Rescue workers are racing ...

SSA will be holding its annual meeting on 14-18 April 2025 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The meeting attracts more than 800 scientists, engineers and policymakers ...

Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018. In the South Island, the largest ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On July 25, 1946 the United States detonated ...

The Berkeley Seismology Lab has been expanding the Northern California seismic network with more than 100 new and upgraded stations. Within the past five years, the Berkeley Digital Seismic Network ...