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With a simulated earthquake, US and Japan gauge evolving command coordination
The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the ...
Why Alaska’s recent 7.3 earthquake has caught the attention of scientists
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...
Monster Alaska earthquake rocks state and sparks tsunami...and scientists warn it may not be over
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday, unleashing seismic shockwaves that raced through the Earth's ...
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why.
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...
A Surge of Earthquakes in Alaska Is Raising Red Flags
The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold ...
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Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes
Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...
Your Android phone is getting better at warning you about earthquakes
An early-warning system on Android phones has detected more than 1,000 earthquakes worldwide since 2021, sometimes giving ...
We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity
Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and ...
Swarm of 300 Earthquakes Shakes Mt Rainier
Officials at the United States Geological Survey have tracked over 300 earthquakes beneath Washington State's Mt Rainier from ...
Tsunami advisory issued then cancelled after shallow 7.3-magnitude quake rattles Alaska's south coast
A powerful undersea earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska on Wednesday, setting off a tsunami advisory and ...
Is The Ground Beneath Us Getting Restless? Volcanoes Are Waking Up Across America
Lava in Hawaii, seismic shaking in Alaska and underwater rumblings near Oregon. Scientists say it’s not the end of the world, but it’s definitely worth watching.