Japan's vulnerability to earthquakes and tsunamis stems from its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire. A recent magnitude 7.4 ...

When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” ...

Every year, the Earth shakes thousands of times. Most of those tremors go unnoticed, felt only by sensitive instruments buried deep in the ground. Occasionally, though, one of them tears apart cities, ...

The Mendocino Triple Junction off the coast of Northern California is the point where three tectonic plates meet. A new study reveals at least five moving pieces deep below the Earth's surface make up ...

Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...

A new study uncovers a hidden pattern of ground motions at the end of big earthquakes that could help scientists and planners ...

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While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something ...

For years, Charlotte Pearson and her colleagues at the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research have used tree‐ring science to travel back in time, hoping that clues from the past will ...

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by science correspondent Katia Riddle and Short Wave host Regina Barber. Hey, there. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: ...