Earthquakes

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke directed federal agencies to smooth the way for installing seismic sensors out west.

People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes.

Residents walk among debris in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok Island on August 21st, 2018, after a series of recent earthquakes.

An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia.

A new study shows how technology developed to study earthquakes could help conservationists monitor elephant populations from afar.

In Oklahoma, major earthquakes—virtually unknown in the state until the fracking boom—depress property values.

The 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed more than 400 people and injured thousands.

Rescuers make the signal for silence during the search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 21st, 2017, two days after a strong quake hit central Mexico, killing at least 240 people.

The quake comes just 11 days after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake rocked the southern part of the country.

The death toll for the magnitude 8.2 earthquake has risen to 35.

Probably not, but the history behind that rumor is fascinating.

Saving the lake—and the two million people who live on its shores—will require something miraculous: a bilateral partnership between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It's not necessarily a life-or-death service, but those anti-quake towers bolster morale—and the economy.

A complicated blend of economics, culture, and infrastructure make it hard to find any right way to restore a city after disaster.

And other conspiracy theories.

It's a lot of information overload, but there's some useful stuff in there too.

Don't believe the Triangle of Life: Earthquake survival is far more complex than seeking a small triangular space in the debris.

Quakes may offer scientific clues about planets' interiors.

A short list of the stories we wish we’d written.

Research shows that it's hard to get people to worry about future disasters.

In fact, it may be healthy not to.

But new research insights about the power of the Ventura Fault might change that, along with the risks for many other structures along the Southern California coast.

This wasn't the first earthquake to cause considerable damage to the South Asian country—and it won't be the last.

In the past, earthquakes have been blamed on everything from dragons to whales.