And it's been happening for millions of years. The skyline of Santiago de Chile, Chile's capital at sunset. A small part of the 5,530 mile-long Andes …
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Unsettling Myths and Truths about Earthquakes
Most experts now say it's impossible to guess where the next "big one" will occur.
People overlook downtown San Francisco as fires roar across the city after the 1906 earthquake. This quake was likely a magnitude 7.9 and ruptured …
Can elephants and other animals predict earthquakes? The moment the ground stops shaking after an earthquake, some people may wonder whether their …
The amount of energy released in an earthquake is controlled by how much of the crust breaks. The good news is, we're not likely to see a magnitude …
A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 20 largest earthquakes on record. The Great East …
The central section of the San Andreas Fault could host larger quakes than previously realized. The North American Plate is seen on the left side of …
