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Skyscraper’s Rooftop Pool Spills Everywhere As Earthquake Rocks Manila

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Skyscraper’s Rooftop Pool Spills Everywhere As Earthquake Rocks Manila

Matt Novak

‘Dark’ Fibre Optic Cables Can Measure Earthquakes

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‘Dark’ Fibre Optic Cables Can Measure Earthquakes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Scientists Used A 1906 Photo To Find The Center Of San Francisco’s Most Infamous Earthquake

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How Scientists Used A 1906 Photo To Find The Center Of San Francisco’s Most Infamous Earthquake

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Canberra Gently Rocked By A 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake

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Canberra Gently Rocked By A 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake

Amanda Yeo

After 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Governor Says Impact Could Last ‘Quite Some Time’

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After 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Governor Says Impact Could Last ‘Quite Some Time’

Catie Keck

Geologists Joke About ‘Sea Monster’ After Mysterious 30-Minute Rumble Emanates From Waters Near Madagascar

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Geologists Joke About ‘Sea Monster’ After Mysterious 30-Minute Rumble Emanates From Waters Near Madagascar

Robin George Andrews

Indonesia Faces Long Road To Recovery After Earthquake And Tsunami Claim 2000 Lives

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Indonesia Faces Long Road To Recovery After Earthquake And Tsunami Claim 2000 Lives

Robin George Andrews

Scientists Aren’t Sure What Triggered Indonesia’s Deadly Tsunami

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Scientists Aren’t Sure What Triggered Indonesia’s Deadly Tsunami

Mika McKinnon

Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

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Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

Tom McKay

Something Unexpected And Weird Is Happening Beneath California’s Deadliest Faults

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Something Unexpected And Weird Is Happening Beneath California’s Deadliest Faults

George Dvorsky

An Earthquake Damaged A Pyramid In Mexico And Exposed An Aztec Temple Hidden Below

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An Earthquake Damaged A Pyramid In Mexico And Exposed An Aztec Temple Hidden Below

George Dvorsky

Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound

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Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Study With One-Word Abstract Finds Moon Phases Don’t Predict Earthquakes

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Study With One-Word Abstract Finds Moon Phases Don’t Predict Earthquakes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

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Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Peru

Tom McKay

Reports: Latest North Korean Earthquake Was Likely Not Nuclear Test

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Reports: Latest North Korean Earthquake Was Likely Not Nuclear Test

Tom McKay

Exactly Why Buildings Are Suddenly Collapsing Following Mexico’s Latest Earthquake

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Exactly Why Buildings Are Suddenly Collapsing Following Mexico’s Latest Earthquake

Rae Johnston

A Destructive 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Just Rocked Mexico City

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A Destructive 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Just Rocked Mexico City

George Dvorsky

What Are Those Mysterious ‘Earthquake Lights’ Popping Up On Social Media?

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What Are Those Mysterious ‘Earthquake Lights’ Popping Up On Social Media?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Mexico Rocked By Massive 8.1-Magnitude Earthquake

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Mexico Rocked By Massive 8.1-Magnitude Earthquake

George Dvorsky

Why Did Montana Experience A Powerful Earthquake This Week?

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4 years ago

Why Did Montana Experience A Powerful Earthquake This Week?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Robot Journalist Accidentally Reports On Earthquake From 1925

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4 years ago

Robot Journalist Accidentally Reports On Earthquake From 1925

Matt Novak

Killer Tsunami In Greenland Possibly Triggered By Landslide

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Killer Tsunami In Greenland Possibly Triggered By Landslide

George Dvorsky

Enormous Mudslide Devastates New Zealand Marine Reserve

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Enormous Mudslide Devastates New Zealand Marine Reserve

George Dvorsky

An Obscure Fault In Southern California Is More Dangerous Than We Thought

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An Obscure Fault In Southern California Is More Dangerous Than We Thought

George Dvorsky

Dozens Missing After Horrific Avalanche Engulfs Italian Hotel

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Dozens Missing After Horrific Avalanche Engulfs Italian Hotel

George Dvorsky

Southern California Town Rings In New Year With ‘Earthquake Swarm’

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Southern California Town Rings In New Year With ‘Earthquake Swarm’

Maddie Stone

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

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This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

Maddie Stone

‘The Big One’ In California Will Cost An Insane Amount Of Money

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‘The Big One’ In California Will Cost An Insane Amount Of Money

Rhett Jones

Is New Zealand On The Brink Of Another Major Quake?

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Is New Zealand On The Brink Of Another Major Quake?

George Dvorsky

Earthquake Faults Around San Francisco Are Dangerously Interconnected

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Earthquake Faults Around San Francisco Are Dangerously Interconnected

George Dvorsky

Massive Earthquake Along The San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent

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Massive Earthquake Along The San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent

George Dvorsky

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

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Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

Maddie Stone

A Freak Earthquake Just Rattled The US Midwest

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4 years ago

A Freak Earthquake Just Rattled The US Midwest

George Dvorsky

San Andreas Earthquakes Can Be Caused By The Moon And Sun

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San Andreas Earthquakes Can Be Caused By The Moon And Sun

George Dvorsky

Were The Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?

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Were The Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?

George Dvorsky

A Massive Alaskan Volcano Eruption Could Throw The US Into Travel Chaos

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A Massive Alaskan Volcano Eruption Could Throw The US Into Travel Chaos

Alissa Walker

‘Double-Fault’ Earthquake Could Devastate Southern California

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‘Double-Fault’ Earthquake Could Devastate Southern California

George Dvorsky

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This Is What Japan Looks Like Five Years After The Tohoku Earthquake

Alissa Walker

Japan Is Down To One Nuclear Power Plant

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Japan Is Down To One Nuclear Power Plant

Bryan Lufkin

This New App Turns Your Phone Into A Portable Seismic Station

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5 years ago

This New App Turns Your Phone Into A Portable Seismic Station

Ria Misra

Here’s Video Proof That The US Needs An Earthquake Early Warning System

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Here’s Video Proof That The US Needs An Earthquake Early Warning System

Alissa Walker

An Army Of Mini Satellites Will Scour Asia For Natural Disasters From Space

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An Army Of Mini Satellites Will Scour Asia For Natural Disasters From Space

Bryan Lufkin

Architecture’s Top Prize Went To An Incredible Chilean Architect You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

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5 years ago

Architecture’s Top Prize Went To An Incredible Chilean Architect You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Alissa Walker

Induced Earthquakes In The US Could Get Pretty Nasty, Thanks To Fracking

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Induced Earthquakes In The US Could Get Pretty Nasty, Thanks To Fracking

Mika McKinnon

Shattering The World Record For Fracking Earthquakes Is A Disconcerting Honour

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Shattering The World Record For Fracking Earthquakes Is A Disconcerting Honour

Mika McKinnon

Earthquake-Proof Beds Might Be The Scariest Part Of A Natural Disaster

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Earthquake-Proof Beds Might Be The Scariest Part Of A Natural Disaster

Andrew Liszewski

What Japan Can Teach Us About Prepping For A Major Earthquake

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What Japan Can Teach Us About Prepping For A Major Earthquake

Bryan Lufkin

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Warning: Don’t Instagram The Bears

Andrew Liptak

A 120-Year-Old Building Damaged In Japan’s 2011 Quake Is Reborn As This Beautiful Home

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A 120-Year-Old Building Damaged In Japan’s 2011 Quake Is Reborn As This Beautiful Home

Bryan Lufkin

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There Actually Is Sound In Outer Space

Kiona Smith-Strickland

LA High School Students Will Help Test The Region’s New Earthquake Early Warning System

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LA High School Students Will Help Test The Region’s New Earthquake Early Warning System

Alissa Walker

Vibration Of Small Particles Could Trigger Aftershocks Of Earthquakes

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Vibration Of Small Particles Could Trigger Aftershocks Of Earthquakes

Jamie Condliffe

Being Inside A Grocery Store During An Earthquake Is Like Being In A Horror Movie

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Being Inside A Grocery Store During An Earthquake Is Like Being In A Horror Movie

Casey Chan

It Only Takes 70,000 Dancers At Burning Man To Make An Earthquake

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It Only Takes 70,000 Dancers At Burning Man To Make An Earthquake

Jennifer Ouellette

This Tiny Town Is Building A Groundbreaking Tsunami Shelter

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This Tiny Town Is Building A Groundbreaking Tsunami Shelter

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Queensland And New South Wales Just Copped An Earthquake

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6 years ago

Queensland And New South Wales Just Copped An Earthquake

Luke Hopewell

Earthquake Kits Selling Like Hotcakes After Terrifying New Yorker Story

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Earthquake Kits Selling Like Hotcakes After Terrifying New Yorker Story

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Fact-Checking San Andreas With A Seismologist

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Fact-Checking San Andreas With A Seismologist

Alissa Walker

Fracking Activity Is Probably Causing Earthquakes In Texas

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6 years ago

Fracking Activity Is Probably Causing Earthquakes In Texas

Bryan Lufkin

Scientists Are Racing Across Nepal To Gather Fleeting Quake Data

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6 years ago

Scientists Are Racing Across Nepal To Gather Fleeting Quake Data

Bryan Lufkin

The Architect Bringing Cheap, Super-Light Disaster Shelters To Nepal

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6 years ago

The Architect Bringing Cheap, Super-Light Disaster Shelters To Nepal

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Machines Sensed The Nepal Earthquake From Nearly 13,000km Away

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6 years ago

Machines Sensed The Nepal Earthquake From Nearly 13,000km Away

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Last Week, I Was Paragliding; Now I’m Delivering Aid In Nepal

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6 years ago

Last Week, I Was Paragliding; Now I’m Delivering Aid In Nepal

Peter Volf

Why It’s So Hard To Predict Where And When Earthquakes Strike

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6 years ago

Why It’s So Hard To Predict Where And When Earthquakes Strike

Mark Allen

Google Deploys Person Finder Tool To Aid Victims Of Nepal Earthquake

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6 years ago

Google Deploys Person Finder Tool To Aid Victims Of Nepal Earthquake

Maddie Stone

Devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

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6 years ago

Devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

Casey Chan

Smartphones Could Fill The Gaps In An Earthquake Early Warning Network

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6 years ago

Smartphones Could Fill The Gaps In An Earthquake Early Warning Network

Alissa Walker

A 3D View Inside The Earth’s Liquid Core, Based On Earthquakes

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6 years ago

A 3D View Inside The Earth’s Liquid Core, Based On Earthquakes

Sarah Zhang

Peer Into The Inside Of Our Planet With This Trippy Computer Simulation

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6 years ago

Peer Into The Inside Of Our Planet With This Trippy Computer Simulation

Jamie Condliffe

Vertical Tsunami Shelters Will Help People Get To Higher Ground, Fast

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6 years ago

Vertical Tsunami Shelters Will Help People Get To Higher Ground, Fast

Alissa Walker

Science & Health

6 years ago

Scientists Will Drill Directly Into A Fault In New Zealand That’s Overdue For An Earthquake

Sarah Zhang

Be Prepared For The Next Big One With This DIY Earthquake Detector

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6 years ago

Be Prepared For The Next Big One With This DIY Earthquake Detector

Alissa Walker

Why Scientists Dig Trenches To Find Hidden Fault Lines In Cities

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Why Scientists Dig Trenches To Find Hidden Fault Lines In Cities

Alissa Walker

Science & Health

7 years ago

Scientists Had A 10-Second Warning Before The San Francisco Quake Hit

Pranav Dixit

Fitness Tracker Data Shows Who The Bay Area Earthquake Woke Up

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7 years ago

Fitness Tracker Data Shows Who The Bay Area Earthquake Woke Up

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

California’s Drought Is So Bad, Its Mountains Rose Half An Inch

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California’s Drought Is So Bad, Its Mountains Rose Half An Inch

Robert Sorokanich

Putting 400kg Of Explosives Below An Abandoned New Zealand Suburb For Science

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7 years ago

Putting 400kg Of Explosives Below An Abandoned New Zealand Suburb For Science

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Science & Health

7 years ago

Watch A 20-Metre Concrete Bridge Survive A Simulated 6.9 Earthquake

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

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7 years ago

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Alissa Walker

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives, So Why Doesn’t The US Have One?

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7 years ago

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives, So Why Doesn’t The US Have One?

Alissa Walker

Natural Disasters, Locks, Tires: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

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7 years ago

Natural Disasters, Locks, Tires: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Alissa Walker

Take A Drone-Guided Tour Of The Abandoned Fukushima Exclusion Zone

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Take A Drone-Guided Tour Of The Abandoned Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Adam Clark Estes

A Timelapse Of All The Earthquakes From This Record-Breaking April

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A Timelapse Of All The Earthquakes From This Record-Breaking April

Alissa Walker

How Huge Subterranean Grids Could Protect Cities From Earthquakes

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7 years ago

How Huge Subterranean Grids Could Protect Cities From Earthquakes

Geoff Manaugh

The Largest Earthquake In U.S. History Happened 50 Years Ago Today

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7 years ago

The Largest Earthquake In U.S. History Happened 50 Years Ago Today

Alissa Walker

Quakebot: An Algorithm That Writes The News About Earthquakes

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7 years ago

Quakebot: An Algorithm That Writes The News About Earthquakes

Alissa Walker

Another Reason For California To Be Scared: Earthquake Storms

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7 years ago

Another Reason For California To Be Scared: Earthquake Storms

Alissa Walker

Scientists Unearth The Truth Behind Ultra-Creepy Earthquake Lights

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7 years ago

Scientists Unearth The Truth Behind Ultra-Creepy Earthquake Lights

jordan kushins

There’s Over Twice As Much Magma Under Yellowstone Than We Thought

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7 years ago

There’s Over Twice As Much Magma Under Yellowstone Than We Thought

Jamie Condliffe

A Chair That Turns Into A Brain-Protecting Helmet During Earthquakes

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7 years ago

A Chair That Turns Into A Brain-Protecting Helmet During Earthquakes

jordan kushins

What Happens When Natural Disasters Instantly Change Our Maps?

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7 years ago

What Happens When Natural Disasters Instantly Change Our Maps?

Alissa Walker

This Fridge’s Doors Automatically Lock Shut During An Earthquake

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7 years ago

This Fridge’s Doors Automatically Lock Shut During An Earthquake

Andrew Liszewski

Monster Machines: Giant Shake Table Helps Design Quake-Proof Homes

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8 years ago

Monster Machines: Giant Shake Table Helps Design Quake-Proof Homes

Andrew Tarantola

Scientists Replicate A San Andreas Fault Quake In Upstate New York

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8 years ago

Scientists Replicate A San Andreas Fault Quake In Upstate New York

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Tokyo Will Retrofit Its Skyscrapers To Prep For The Next Big Quake

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8 years ago

Tokyo Will Retrofit Its Skyscrapers To Prep For The Next Big Quake

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The California-Made Earthquake Alarm That Works But California Won’t Build

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8 years ago

The California-Made Earthquake Alarm That Works But California Won’t Build

Robert Schoon

Tracking Tremors: A Brief History Of The Richter Scale

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8 years ago

Tracking Tremors: A Brief History Of The Richter Scale

Andrew Tarantola

8 years ago

Watch This Anti-Earthquake Table Shrug Off A Violent Simulated Tremor

Andrew Liszewski

This Emergency Bear Will Provide More Than Comfort In A Natural Disaster

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8 years ago

This Emergency Bear Will Provide More Than Comfort In A Natural Disaster

Andrew Liszewski

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