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Why can earthquakes occur far from tectonic plate boundaries?
Scientists think that about 90% of earthquakes occur in areas near tectonic plate boundaries, but sometimes they can occur in unexpected remote locations.
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Environment
The Da River fault zone causes earthquakes in Ninh Binh
The earthquake in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh on the morning of May 27 was due to the activity of the Da River fault zone, a level 2 fault, according to experts from th…
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The earthquake 'rocked' the scientific world
60 years ago, the largest earthquake in American history shocked geologists.
Environment
Taiwan suffered more than 80 earthquakes overnight
More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6.3 magnitude, hit Taiwan's east coast starting from the evening of April 22 to the early morning of April 23.
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Why did Taiwan have little damage despite a strong earthquake?
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and regularly exposed to earthquakes, Taiwan is carefully prepared to respond to this type of natural disaster.
Environment
Following Taiwan, earthquakes occurred in mainland China and Japan
A strong earthquake just shook Mangya City, northwest China this morning (April 4).
Environment
Gravity signal can detect earthquakes at the speed of light
In fact, this method started to appear 4-5 years ago, however, a new algorithm set up to be deployed in Japan can identify earthquakes faster and more reliably.
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Why are 90% of the world's earthquakes in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is dominating the Pacific Ocean. It is a chain of at least 450 volcanoes - active and inactive - forming a horseshoe shape, about 40,000km long.
Biology
Do trees grow faster because of earthquakes?
According to recent research, earthquakes may have helped trees in the valley grow more.
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NASA spacecraft detected hundreds of Martian earthquakes
Most of the Martian earthquakes recorded by the InSight were relatively mild and located at great depths, about 30-50 km.
Environment
China experienced a magnitude 5.1 earthquake during the time when corona and H5N1 viruses were raging
The quake struck February 3, 2016 at Sichuan Province in southwestern China.
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Groundbreaking research: Turning sea optic cables into earthquake detection systems
The researchers propose to use existing undersea optical fiber cables as a seismic detection tool.
Environment
Cao Bang is 4.7 magnitude earthquake
On the morning of November 28, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province. This is the 3rd earthquake in 4 days in this area.
Environment
Why does Cao Bang experience earthquakes?
Around 7 am on November 28, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province with a 10 km deep epicenter. This is the third time this area…
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Why did buildings collapse when the earthquake struck? The truth is more complicated than you think!
Earthquakes have always been a frightening natural phenomenon, and it becomes more dangerous as growing cities come with the risk of collapse of tall buildings.