While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something ...
On Monday residents of northeastern Japan were rattled by a massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast and warned of ...
When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” ...
Most people picture earthquakes as a West Coast problem. California shakes regularly, the news covers it, and residents there ...
The magnitude of an earthquake depends on how far a rupture travels along a fault line before it stops. For the first time, we have now directly observed how a large earthquake comes to a halt. By ...
The first studies of the 28 March 2025 magnitude 7.8 Myanmar earthquake suggest that the southern portion of its rupture occurred at supershear velocity, reaching speeds of 5 to 6 kilometers per ...
Overview of the Marmara region, with the urban area of the Istanbul metropolis (red contour) and the Main Marmara Fault (red line). The orange circles represent the earthquakes for which directivity ...
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The southern part of the earthquake’s rupture moved at speeds of over 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per second. Reading time 3 minutes On March 28, Myanmar was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ...