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Mother Nature Network provides the latest earthquake news from a variety of sources, including wire services, bloggers, and other news outlets on the Web. Check here for the latest updates on seismic activity around the world.

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Articles about Earthquake News

Friday flyby may trigger 'asteroid-quake'

Thu, Feb 14 2013 at 6:20 PM

Near-Earth asteroids get shaken up when they fly too close to our planet's gravitational field, which explains why some space rocks shed a worn outer coating.
Japan earthquake unleashed surprising torrent of energy

Fri, Feb 08 2013 at 11:07 AM

The new findings may result in scientists being better able to predict when earthquakes may occur.
What caused the Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami?

Wed, Feb 06 2013 at 12:25 PM

The earthquake hit at a depth of almost 18 miles and was the second largest earthquake in the Solomon Islands region in almost 40 years
Eerie rock towers are earthquake sensors

Mon, Feb 04 2013 at 3:30 PM

Red Rock Canyon's hoodoos are evidence that the region did not undergo strong shaking during an earthquake 500 years ago.
Truck will simulate earthquakes in New Zealand to help construct safer buildings

Tue, Jan 29 2013 at 3:50 PM

A 'shaker truck' will shake Christchurch, NZ to give data and insight on erecting buildings that can withstand future earthquakes that may occur there.
Timberland helps plant 2.2 million trees in Haiti

Mon, Jan 28 2013 at 6:00 PM

Timberland committed to help plant 5 million trees on the island nation devastated by an earthquake in 2010.
Tohoku quake and tsunami: Marine ecosystems took a huge hit

Mon, Jan 21 2013 at 11:08 AM

Researchers are worried about the 'collapse of these ecologically and economically important resources,' including sea urchins.
How earthquakes bash through 'creeping' faults

Wed, Jan 09 2013 at 1:40 PM

Contrary to decades of geologic wisdom, creeping fault segments, thought to slide smoothly past one another, can suddenly switch to a different mode during an earthquake.
Forget the Mayan apocalypse: 6 real threats facing the U.S.

Fri, Dec 21 2012 at 9:40 AM

You should be worrying landslides and hurricanes, not secret planets hidden behind the sun.
Earthquake shakes southern California

Fri, Dec 14 2012 at 9:38 AM

Video: No reports of damage or injury in 6.4 magnitude quake off the Pacific coast.

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Earthquake News

Articles about Earthquake News

Friday flyby may trigger 'asteroid-quake'

Japan earthquake unleashed surprising torrent of energy

What caused the Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami?

Eerie rock towers are earthquake sensors

Truck will simulate earthquakes in New Zealand to help construct safer buildings

Timberland helps plant 2.2 million trees in Haiti

Tohoku quake and tsunami: Marine ecosystems took a huge hit

How earthquakes bash through 'creeping' faults

Forget the Mayan apocalypse: 6 real threats facing the U.S.

Earthquake shakes southern California

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