A pair of 2025 magnitude 6.1 earthquakes on the Sındırgı segment of Western Türkiye’s strike-slip Simav fault zone appear to have ruptured new normal faults.   By Haluk Eyidoğan, Emeritus ...

A new paper suggests that at Cajon Pass, the stress is higher than at any time in the past thousand years. Is this finding obvious or alarming?   By Ross ...

The Cotabato Trench, and perhaps the southernmost Mindanao Fault, may be closer to failure as a result of the magnitude 7.8 mainshock.   By Ross Stein, Temblor, Inc. and Shinji ...

A major earthquake that struck on May 22, 2026, caused multiple rockslides, damage to homes and power outages. The earthquake was the largest on the Big Island since a magnitude ...

DOST-PHIVOLCS scientists explore recent earthquake swarms off the shores of Mindanao, a southern Philippine island, and consider similarities to the devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake.   By Deo Car...

On 6 February 2023, two devastating earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 struck south-east Türkiye and northern Syria, affecting eleven provinces in a region exceptionally rich…

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A 30-year-old assessment warns that a major Tokyo earthquake could crash global financial markets. Whether this holds comes down to key decisions made under pressure.   By Lauren A. Koenig, ...

Bent railroad tracks and a hidden fault may provide clues to an enduring mystery about the 1886 Charleston earthquake. But not everyone agrees.   By Rebecca Owen, science writer (@beccapox/@beccapox.b...

Coulomb 4.0 is open source MATLAB software designed for interactive exploration and visualization of earthquake and volcanic processes. The software can easily incorporate ancillary data, it integrate...

Despite being deeply seated, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake beneath Taiwan was widely felt. Like other previous strong, deep earthquakes in the region, which caused damage at the surface, this event ...

An earthquake that struck a remote part of Alaska on December 6, 2025 serves as an example of successful seismic hazard assessment.   By Ross Stein and Volkan Sevilgen, Temblor, ...

Tsunami early warning systems offer important information about impending waves. New systems can increase the timeliness and accuracy of warnings.   By Rebecca Owen, Science Writer (@beccapox and @bec...

Experts dive into what went well and what needs to be improved when it comes to major earthquakes in Istanbul, Türkiye.   By M. Erdik, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye, A. ...

Just 10 days after the Kamchatka tsunami hit its shores, the island nation of Samoa received a payout from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), a regional development insurer. ...

A large foreshock that struck 10 days before the magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake brought the epicentral megathrust patch closer to failure and produced an exceptionally abundant burst of aftershock...

How scientists model slow-slip earthquakes can also help them understand slow-moving landslides, a common hazard along the West Coast.   By Rebecca Owen, Science Writer (@beccapox)   Citation:Owen, R....

SSA members enjoy complimentary webinars, workshops and mentoring sessions. Navigating Career Transitions - Register for Workshop This four-part virtual workshop is complimentary for SSA members (memb...

Although scientists were not entirely surprised by the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, the event is a stark reminder that similar active structures exist — ...

The House Natural Resource Committee is expected to have a hearing on the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and the National Volcano Early Warning System on Tuesday May 20. The at...

SSA members enjoy complimentary webinars, workshops and mentoring sessions. Navigating Career Transitions - Register for Workshop This four-part virtual workshop is complimentary for SSA members (memb...

By Surya Narayan Shrestha (National Society for Earthquake Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal) and Susan E. Hough (U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena, California. USA)   Citation: Narayan Shrestha, S. and Hou...

Minimal damage from the Julian earthquake should result in maximum earthquake preparedness efforts.   By Debi Kilb (Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD), Alice-Agnes Gabriel (Scripps Instituti...

The 23 April 2025 earthquake appears to have ruptured a 20-kilometer-long section of the Marmara Fault, near the site of a 2019 magnitude 5.7 shock. Previous major events include earthquakes ...

Para aprovechar el valioso tiempo que brindan los sistemas de alerta temprana, los hospitales deben desarrollar protocolos de respuesta ante terremotos meticulosamente elaborados.   Por Montana Denton...

Our short-term forecast suggests that between now and May 1, between 1 and 4 shocks greater than or equal to magnitude 4.0 are expected — fortunately a low rate. Much ...

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A relatively shallow right-lateral earthquake rocked Myanmar and other parts of southeast Asia, causing damage and death.   By Ross S. Stein, Temblor, Inc., and Shinji Toda, Tohoku University   ...

A December 2024 earthquake that occurred off California’s coast highlights concerns surrounding how tsunami risk is communicated.   By Rebecca Owen, Science Writer (@beccapox.bsky.social)   Citation: ...

El análisis de 14 años de registros sísmicos revela que estos eventos no son estacionales   Por Esteban J. Chaves, Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica, OVSICORI, Universidad Naciona...

EarthquakeSim’s YouTube channel has gone viral by exploring how visual storytelling could help disaster preparedness.   By Lauren A. Koenig, Ph.D., Science Writer (@Lauren_A_Koenig)   Citation: Koenig...

In late January, a moderate earthquake struck offshore southwestern Luzon, Philippines, and was felt across Metro Manila. DOST-PHIVOLCS scientists explain what’s going on.

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A relatively shallow, left-lateral strike-slip event struck on a fault zone that bounds the Caribbean plate.

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