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Searching for Earthquakes in the Ionosphere
Earthquakes may release bursts of electrical energy that can be felt in the ionosphere, kilometers above Earth. The theory remains controversial, though.
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Comparing Machine Learning Models for Earthquake Detection
A new study evaluated the performance of emerging deep learning models for earthquake detection, phase identification, and phase picking.
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Fiber-Optic Cables Can Produce High-Resolution Underground Maps
Telecom fiber repurposed as distributed acoustic sensing arrays can image near-surface structure and potentially improve seismic hazard mapping in urban areas.
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A Giant Impact Triggered Earthquakes for Thousands of Years
When an asteroid struck South Africa during the Precambrian, earthquakes rocked the region for millennia as Earth’s crust reequilibrated, new research reveals.
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Mountains Sway to the Seismic Song of Earth
The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is in constant motion, gently swaying back and forth about once every 2 seconds.
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Rising Seas Boost Tsunami Impacts on Distant Shorelines
Modeling suggests that rising sea levels will render Southern California ports increasingly vulnerable to waves from distant-source tsunamis.
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How Fault Surface Features Can Tell Us About Future Earthquakes
A new study suggests ways to quantify fault maturity, a property that affects earthquake characteristics.
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A Monsoon-Filled Reservoir Might Have Nudged a Fault to Fail
New research examines whether a sudden increase in water loading in Pakistan’s Mangla Dam might have been connected to the 2019 New Mirpur earthquake.