California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years. picked by JDRucker 3 months ago 6 comments edit related share science |
An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
4.0 Earthquake Hit Monday Morning. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
The island of Honshu was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake this morning. picked by chinook 1 month ago 0 comments edit related share science |
If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register when it gets the shakes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 has hit southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik. picked by topofall 2 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school 7 comments edit related share world80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago |
A massive earthquake struck Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the town of Padang. A wave of up to nine feet was reported to have hit Padang about 20 minutes after the quake. picked by Moe 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
Seismologists made use of the sensors built into many new laptops that sense when the computer is being dropped, and turned them into earthquake monitors. picked by PulsisX 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. picked by 2longdogs 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Rescuers were today battling stormy weather to reach survivors of the Chinese earthquake as the death toll of 12,000 was predicted to soar and nearly 19,000 people were feared buried in one area alone. IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share world |
On May 12, when the catastrophic earthquake hit China, a photographer was preparing to shoot a wedding. Instead, he captured some magnificent photos of this tragedy. 3 comments edit related share worldIt is an article, but the pictures are incredible. picked by JoshSF49 2 months ago |
Residents are cleaning up after a 6.0 earthquake hit Wells, Nev. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook southwestern Greece early on Monday, but no damage or injuries were reported. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
It promises to be one of the grand scientific challenges of this decade. Researchers are about to drill down into an earthquake zone at the Nankai Trough off the coast of Japan. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Pictures of earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.3 in the UK. In reference to rambler's earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share world |
A new kind of earthquake has been discovered, which are of such low frequency that they go unfelt on the surface, but according to Japanese researchers, these 'silent quakes' could help to predict the big ones. picked by teaya21 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Kent police say there have been reports of an earth tremor in the Folkestone area of Kent, Southeastern UK. (Image not from there.) 8 comments edit related share worldI'm watching this news now on SkyTV (things are still developing as I write), it seems an earthquake of between 4,7 and 5,0 on the Richter scale has struck a little while ago. picked by rambler 1 year ago |
Remains of legendary fighter pilot found; first American killed in Vietman. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
In response to inquiries from grieving relatives, local officials announced Monday that parents whose only child was killed or grievously injured in the May 12 earthquake would be exempt from the country’s one-child policy. picked by lpoindexter 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |