earthquakes
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Scientists Aren’t Sure What Triggered Indonesia’s Deadly Tsunami
Late on Friday, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck near Sulawesi, Indonesia, quickly followed by a highly localised, intense and devastating tsunami. Waves up to 5.5m high inundated Palu Bay, drowning a beach festival, destroying buildings, and claiming over 800 lives.
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An Earthquake Damaged A Pyramid In Mexico And Exposed An Aztec Temple Hidden Below
On 19 September 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico, killing nearly 370 people. But something good has come from this tragic event: The quake damaged an ancient pyramid, revealing a previously unknown Aztec temple underneath.
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Study With One-Word Abstract Finds Moon Phases Don’t Predict Earthquakes
It’s not often that science can answer questions with an easy “yes” or “no”. Usually it’s more of an “evidence suggests” or “this correlation proposes” sort of situation, even if the public’s understanding is generally a little less nuanced. So USGS Seismologist Susan Hough found the right question.
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Exactly Why Buildings Are Suddenly Collapsing Following Mexico’s Latest Earthquake
At 6am AEST this morning, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake at a shallow depth of 51km occurred 7.2 km south east of Izúcar de Matamoros, in the Puebla region in Mexico. The quake has led to building collapsing seemingly out of nowhere after the event. Dr Behzad Fatahi, Associate Professor of Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering at…