Tag: Earthquakes
Clues left by the Alpine Fault’s last big quake reveal its direction – this will help NZ prepare for the inevitable next rupture
New research shows the last big earthquake on the Alpine Fault ran from south to north. With a 75% chance of another rupture in the next 50 years, this improves how we can forecast its impact.
How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes
Gold nuggets grow much bigger than they should – and electricity produced by earthquakes may be the reason why.
Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core
Like a piece of music, every earthquake has a coda – and it contains clues about what’s happening in our planet’s core.
What causes landslides? Can we predict them to save lives?
Landslides are usually sudden and cause devastation in their wake. Here’s why they are seemingly impossible to predict.
Taiwan earthquake: an earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next
We can’t rule out the possibility today’s earthquake was not even the biggest event in this sequence, although as time passes the likelihood of a larger associated event decreases.
Morocco earthquake: experts explain why buildings couldn’t withstand the force of the 6.8 magnitude quake
Cities and towns have been devastated by the impact of the 6.8 magnitude quake – the largest recorded in the country’s history.
