By Surya Narayan Shrestha (National Society for Earthquake Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal) and Susan E. Hough (U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena, California. USA) Citation: Narayan Shrestha, S. and Hough, S.E., 2025, …
Minimal damage from the Julian earthquake should result in maximum earthquake preparedness efforts. By Debi Kilb (Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD), Alice-Agnes Gabriel (Scripps Institution of Oceanography at …
The 23 April 2025 earthquake appears to have ruptured a 20-kilometer-long section of the Marmara Fault, near the site of a 2019 magnitude 5.7 shock. Previous major events include earthquakes …
Much of the world lacks earthquake insurance, but when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation was protected. By Ross S. Stein and Gabriel Lotto, Temblor, …
In late January, a moderate earthquake struck offshore southwestern Luzon, Philippines, and was felt across Metro Manila. DOST-PHIVOLCS scientists explain what’s going on. By Deo Carlo E. Llamas (@deotectonics), …
El análisis de 14 años de registros sísmicos revela que estos eventos no son estacionales Por Esteban J. Chaves, Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica, OVSICORI, Universidad Nacional …
Analysis of 14 years of earthquake records reveals that these events aren’t seasonal By Esteban J. Chaves, Ph.D., Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica OVSICORI, Universidad Nacional …
As we reflect on the fourth anniversary of the 2020 Masbate earthquake, a coconut tree underscores the significance of short recurrence intervals and precise locations of fault ruptures. By …
The earthquake that struck offshore eastern Mindanao in the southern Philippines on August 3, 2024 resulted from renewed movement of an extinct fracture zone subducting into Earth’s mantle. That movement …
The largest shocks in the Nankai subduction zone range between magnitude 8 and 9 and occur every 100 to 200 years. But, the recent magnitude 7.1 shock occurred in a …
The Philippine island of Palawan — considered a stable part of the seismically active country — was recently shaken by two earthquakes in two days, highlighting the need to reassess …
For the first time in Costa Rica, scientists document that earthquakes can communicate with faults, even at a distance of more than a thousand kilometers. By Sonia Hajaji and …
Mga lindol na kasalukuyang nagaganap sa silangang Mindanao, siniyasat ng mga siyentipiko mula sa DOST-PHIVOLCS By Deo Carlo E. Llamas, Jeffrey S. Perez, Crystel Jade M. Legaspi, Jonard Jhon …
DOST-PHIVOLCS scientists explore recent seismicity in eastern Mindanao, a southern Philippine island. By Deo Carlo E. Llamas, Jeffrey S. Perez, Crystel Jade M. Legaspi, Jonard Jhon S. Acid, John …
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the western shores of Honshu, Japan, caused extreme shaking and felled a five-story building on New Year’s Day. The shaking was far more severe than …
Sa may silangang baybayin ng Isla ng Mindanao sa katimugan ng Pilipinas, malalakas na lindol ang nagmumula bunsod ng labis na aktibidad ng Philippine Trench. Ngunit ang iba’t-ibang fault mechanisms …
Off the eastern shore of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, large magnitude earthquakes result from the highly active Philippine Trench. But the varied fault mechanisms of the recent magnitude …
Sa nakaraang ilang lingo, dalawang lindol na may Magnitude 6.8 at 7.4 ang tumama sa Mindanao. Ang malakas na pagyanig ay nagdulot ng pagkasira sa mga istruktura, liquefaction, landslides, pagbabago …
Magnitude 6.8 and 7.4 earthquakes struck Mindanao Island in the last couple of weeks. The strong ground shaking caused significant structural damage, liquefaction, landslides, sea-level disturbance and tsunamis. Experts examine …
How close is Iceland’s Grindavík to a volcanic eruption? Read the latest developments here. By Melissa Scruggs, Ph.D., Science Writer (@VolcanoDoc) Citation: Scruggs, Melissa A., 2023, Iceland’s ground …
Immature faults, such as those in the Eastern California Shear Zone, generate widespread fracturing at the surface during earthquakes. A new displacement model characterizes the hazard posed to infrastructure by …
El devastador terremoto que sacudió Marruecos el 8 de septiembre de 2023 cobro la vida de miles de personas. Si bien no fue un evento sin precedentes, tuvo lugar en …
Le tremblement de terre dévastateur qui a frappé le Maroc le 8 septembre 2023 a tué des milliers de personnes. Il n’était pas sans précédent, bien qu’il se soit produit …
The devastating earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8, 2023 killed thousands of people. It was not unprecedented, although it did occur in a less seismically active zone than other …
Ayer, una serie de sismos, comenzando con un evento de magnitud 6,1, sacudió Bogotá, la capital de Colombia, y otras ciudades a lo largo de la Cordillera Oriental. By …
Yesterday, a series of earthquakes, starting with a magnitude-6.1 event, shook Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá and other cities along the Eastern Cordillera. By Albert Leonardo Aguilar Suarez, Ph.D. …
Indonesian scientists fulfill the need for earthquake education on islands replete with tectonic-related hazards, starting with North Sulawesi. By Anne Sirait, Geophysics Program, Universitas Indonesia and Seismology Division of …
Hollister and Bay Area residents saw their afternoon interrupted by a magnitude-4.4 temblor on April 4. The event, which occurred after 3 p.m. with an epicenter near Tres Pinos, was …
A magnitude-4.2 earthquake shook Southern California last Friday. The event, with an epicenter 3 miles from Caltech’s Palomar Observatory, was felt widely throughout San Diego and the Los Angeles area. …
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was just confirmed as the next ambassador to India, talks with Temblor about resilience, the importance of neighborhoods and his love of earthquakes. …
Las pólizas de seguro paramétricas realizan los pagos basados en unas reglas preestablecidas, como por ejemplo la magnitud y/o ubicación de un terremoto. Algunos países pueden beneficiarse de los desembolsos …
Parametric insurance policies pay based on pre-agreed thresholds like the magnitude and/or location of an earthquake. Some countries benefit from rapid payouts using this type of insurance. By Mario …
Temblor chats with Gill Jolly, research leader for the Natural Hazards and Risks arm of GNS Science Te Pū Ao, the government agency that conducts geological and geophysical monitoring of …
Brought closer to failure by the Feb. 6, 2023, magnitude-7.8 shock, the magnitude-7.5 shock that struck nine hours later caused aftershocks to turn on in some zones and off in …
At 4:17 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Pazarcık City in south-central Türkiye, followed by a magnitude-7.5 event about 9 hours later. In this report, scientists …
El segmento Este de la Falla Anatolia en Turquía fue un gigante que despertó el 6 de febrero de 2023, generando un terremoto de Magnitud 7.8, con consecuencias devastadoras. Este …
Sürgü ve Çardak faylarındaki 7.5 büyüklüğündeki depremin, 110 kilometre güneyde meydana gelen Doğu Anadolu Fayındaki 7.8 büyüklüğündeki deprem ile tetiklenmiş olabileceğini erken verilere ve modellere dayalı Coulomb gerilim hesaplamaları göstermektedir. …
Coulomb stress calculations based on preliminary data and models suggest that the magnitude-7.5 shock on the Sürgü and Çardak faults was brought closer to failure by the magnitude-7.8 rupture on …
The quake produced severe shaking in a lightly populated area, brought the southern tip of the Cascadia Subduction Zone slightly closer to failure, and modestly inhibited rupture on the San …
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake that shook western Turkey in November struck a region that also shook in August and November 1999. Reports of shaking revealed significant variation in intensity. Why? …
An October magnitude-6.4 quake succeeded a July magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck the same region. What do these quakes tell us about the faults involved and whether the second was an …
After months of heightened earthquake activity, Earth’s largest volcano has erupted for the first time in 38 years. Previous eruptions of Mauna Loa can give scientists some clues as to …
Minggu ini, gempa dengan magnitudo mengguncang Jawa Barat, Indonesia, mengakibatkan getaran dan kehilangan. Oleh Anne Sirait, Ph.D., Program Studi S1 Geofisika, Universitas Indonesia dan anggota Divisi Seismologi Himpunan Ahli …
Aunque septiembre ha tenido algunos sismos importantes en los últimos años, no hay nada especial en este mes. Por Manuel J. Aguilar-Velázquez (@ManuAguilar411), R. Daniel Corona-Fernández (@rdcoronaf), y Miguel …
Though September has seen a few big earthquakes in recent years, there is nothing special about the month. By Manuel J. Aguilar-Velázquez (@ManuAguilar411), R. Daniel Corona-Fernández (@rdcoronaf), and Miguel …
A shallow, moderately sized magnitude-5.6 crustal earthquake rattled West Java, Indonesia, this week, causing shaking and loss. By Anne Sirait, Ph.D., Department of Geophysics, University of Indonesia and a …
Three unrelated magnitude-6-plus earthquakes shook Baja California in three weeks, on three different faults. By Hector Gonzalez-Huizar, Ph.D., Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja …
一個利用人工智慧自動偵測和定位地震的新方法。 該系統成功的定位了臺灣最近的地震，並幫助科學家們追蹤正在進行的地震分布。 作者: 郭陳澔博士、孫維芳、黃俊銘、潘勝彥, 國立臺灣大學 Citation: Kuo-Chen, H., Sun, W., Huang, C., Pan, S., 2022, 近即時地震資料處理有助科學家了解地震特性, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.276 This article is also available in English. 9 …
A new method of automatically detecting and locating earthquakes utilizes artificial intelligence. The system successfully located recent Taiwan earthquakes and could help scientists monitor ongoing events. By Hao Kuo-Chen, …
這次的地震震動程度比2500年回歸週期預期的還要大。前震可能留下了主震即將來臨的預兆。 陳薇安、詹忠翰 (中央大學地震災害鏈風險評估及管理研究中心) Citation: Chen, W., Chan, C., 2022, Taiwan’s double earthquake appears to have launched a ‘killer pulse’ that toppled buildings, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.274 This article is …
The shaking from the magnitude-6.8 mainshock was larger than expected in 2500 years. The foreshock may have left a seismic warning that another quake was coming. By Wei-An Chen, …
Magnitude-6.5 and 6.9 earthquakes struck Taiwan’s seismically active east coast this week. The risk of more shaking is now elevated. By Shinji Toda, Ph.D., IRIDeS, Tohoku University, and Ross …
Aunque sea poco probable que este cause otro gran terremoto en el futuro cercano, aproximadamente una cuarta parte de la superficie de la falla que causó el terremoto de 1985 …
Though unlikely sufficient to trigger another great earthquake soon, about one-quarter of the fault surface that broke in the 1985 earthquake is now closer to failure. By Ross S. …
El terremoto, que se generó en la costa del Pacifico en México, redistribuyó los esfuerzos en la región. Por Hector Gonzalez-Huizar, Ph.D., Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación …
The earthquake, which struck along Mexico’s Pacific coast, redistributed stress in the region. By Hector Gonzalez-Huizar, Ph.D., Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California …
On Tuesday, the Bay Area was reminded once again that the faults that dissect the region are active. Local streams record how the region’s faults slowly shape the landscape. …
A segment of the Philippine Fault system is the main suspect for the recent magnitude-7.0 earthquake. But surface ground rupture has not yet been found. Is that the whole story? …
عوامل متعددی جوامع افغانی را در برابر زلزله ها آسیب پذیر می سازد
هنگامکی یک زلزله به بزرگی ۶.۱ درجه ریشتر در ماه جون افغانستان را تکان داد، آسیب پذیریهای طولانی مدت بشمول موجودیت شکستگیهای فعال منطقوی، ساخت وساز سنتی خانهها و منازل …
ډیری عوامل افغاني ټولنې د زلزلې پر وړاندې زیانمنوي
کله چې د جون په میاشت کې د ریښتر په کچه یوې ۶.۱ درجې زلزلې افغانستان ولړزاوه، اوږدمهاله زیانمنتیاوې لکه د سیمیزو فعالو ماتو (درزونو) شتون، د کورو او استوګنیزو …
When a magnitude-6.1 quake struck Afghanistan in June, long-standing vulnerabilities — including a heavily faulted region, traditional adobe-style construction, and lack of enforceable building codes — were again revealed. …
Aftershocks of large earthquakes can be highly destructive. New evidence has emerged of both a shutdown and a persistence of such shocks following megathrust events throughout history. Ross S. …
To know what happens to a fault during an earthquake, we need to have our eyes on it. A new drilling project gets instruments as close as possible to the …
The magnitude-6.4 earthquake didn’t damage infrastructure, but it’s the latest to remind us that the Manila trench can generate big quakes near a populous metropolis. By Mario Aurelio, Sandra …
玉里地震的特性與過去的地震活動相近，而未來鄰近區域有發生大地震的可能性。 陳薇安、高若甄、詹忠翰 (中央大學地震災害鏈風險評估及管理研究中心) 引文: Chen, W., Kao J., Chan C., 2022, Magnitude-6.6 earthquake warns east-central Taiwan of shaking potential, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.248 This article is also available in …
The pattern of recent earthquakes in the area indicated this event was likely, and an even larger quake is possible in the future. By Wei-An Chen, B.S., Jo-Chen Kao, …
3月16日深夜に東北地方を襲い東京に停電をもたらしたマグニチュード7．3の地震は，2011年東北沖地震の余震活動の1つとみられる 遠田晋次（東北大学災害科学国際研究所） ロス スタイン（テンブラー社） Citation: Toda, S., Stein, R., 2022, ‘Triplet’ earthquakes strike near Tohoku, Japan, but a rupture gap remains, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.246 This article is also …
Wednesday’s magnitude-7.3 quake, which shook large parts of Honshu and knocked out power to Tokyo, is the latest in a series of large aftershocks from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. …
Le réseau sismologique national d’Haïti était hors service lors du tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,2 survenu en 2021, mais un réseau de sismomètres peu coûteux hébergés par des citoyens …
Haiti’s national seismometer network was down during the 2021 magnitude-7.2 earthquake, but a collection of low-cost citizen-hosted seismometers filled in. By Eric Calais, Ph.D., Ecole normale supérieure, and co-authors …
Tonga’s underwater eruption hints at need for more seismic stations near such active, submarine volcanoes located near populated parts of the Pacific. By Lise Retailleau, Ph.D., Observatoire Volcanologique du …
Gempa mengguncang sebagian Sumatra dan Malaysia, menyababkan kerusakan dan korban jiwa. Oleh: Anne Sirait, Ph.D., Program Studi Geofisika, Universitas Indonesia, Dr. Daryono, BMKG Kutipan: Sirait, A., Daryono, 2022, …
The earthquake shook parts of Sumatra and Malaysia. Some damage and casualties were reported. By Anne Sirait, Ph.D, Department of Geophysics, University of Indonesia, Dr. Daryono Indonesian Agency for …
Gempa bermagnitude 6,6 mengguncang Jawa di pertengahan Januari, menyebabkan guncangan, tanpa tsunami. Oleh Anne Sirait, Ph.D., Program Studi Geofisika, Universitas Indonesia Citation: Sirait, A., 2022, Intraslab earthquake shakes …
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake rattled Java in mid-January, causing shaking, but no tsunami. By Anne Sirait, Ph.D., Department of Geophysics, University of Indonesia Citation: Sirait, A., 2022, Intraslab earthquake …
The San Andreas and the San Jacinto faults have simultaneously ruptured in at least three earthquakes over the past 2000 years. By Alba M. Rodriguez Padilla, Ph.D. candidate, UC …
1 月 3 日台灣東部外海規模 6.0 的地震撼動了台北市區，但靠近震央的城市只有感覺到輕微的震動。 陳薇安、詹忠翰 (中央大學地震災害鏈風險評估及管理研究中心) Citation: Chen, W., Chan, C., 2022, Northern Taiwan starts the new year with a jolt, Temblor, http://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.234 This article …
An offshore magnitude-6.0 earthquake on January 3 rattled the Taipei metropolitan area, but cities closer to the epicenter felt only light shaking. By Wei-An Chen, B.S., and Chung-Han Chan, …
Is this an unusually productive aftershock sequence, or could these quakes prove to be foreshocks of a larger event that has yet to strike? By Mario Aurelio, Director of …
The Pacific Northwest was jolted into the spotlight on Wednesday, when a series of strong earthquakes off the Oregon coast awakened fears of a big one. By Jochen Braunmiller, …
El 7 de septiembre del 2021 ocurrió un fuerte terremoto cerca de Acapulco, México. El terremoto pudo haber incrementado la posibilidad de que ocurra un gran terremoto en la Brecha …
A recent high-density seismic survey illuminated the previously unmapped fault and highlighted the challenge of determining earthquake hazard in the Los Angeles Basin. By Dan Gish and Steve Boljen, …
On September 7, 2021, a strong earthquake struck near Acapulco, Mexico. The earthquake may have increased the likelihood of a larger magnitude earthquake within the Guerrero Seismic Gap. By …
On October 10, 2021, a magnitude-6.2 earthquake near the southern coast of the Big Island shook residents and visitors across the state of Hawaiʻi. By Liliane M.L. Burkhard, Lauren …
Ang pagyanig ng Lunes, ang pangatlong katamtamang lindol sa loob ng siyam na linggo, ay naganap kung saan nabawasan ang stress pagkatapos ng isang malakas na lindol noong Hulyo. Nais …
Following the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan, buildings were found precariously balanced on a slope. New modeling shows how to better plan for such damage. By Judith Hubbard, Ph.D. …
Monday’s tremor, the third moderate earthquake in nine weeks, occurred where stress had decreased after a strong earthquake in July. Researchers want to know why. By Mario Aurelio, Director …
The largest earthquake in Victoria in at least two centuries rattled buildings across Melbourne, but some were damaged more than others. By Mark Leonard, Ph.D., Leonard Seismic Consulting …
Like a tree falling in the forest, if there is no one around to feel it, then an earthquake goes unnoticed. That doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. By Caroline …
The magnitude-5.9 earthquake reminded residents that Victoria is active — geologically speaking — but identifying the fault responsible is complicated. By Dee Ninis, Ph.D. (@DeeNinis) and Elodie Borleis, B.Sc. …
Aftershocks of the multiple large-magnitude earthquakes that occurred recently in the South Sandwich Islands suggest shallow rupture to the trench. By Judith Hubbard, Ph.D., Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang …
Ang 5.8-magnitude na lindol na naganap sa baybayin ng Batangas sa katimugang Luzon, Pilipinas, tatlong linggo lamang matapos ang isang 6.6 magnitude na lindol ay tumama sa parehong rehiyon, ay …
Ang Magnitude-7.3 na lindol na tumama sa baybayin ng Mindanao, Pilipinas, ngayong linggo ay maaaring magdulot ng matinding pinsala kung ang lindol ay mababaw at nasa baybayin. Isinulat nina …
Es muy probable que el terremoto de Haití del 2010 haya acelerado la ocurrencia del terremoto del 14 de agosto del 2021. Múltiples observaciones apuntan hacia una migración sísmica en …
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Batangas in southern Luzon, Philippines, only three weeks after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck the same region, is a reminder of the …
2010 年的海地7.0级地震可能加快了 2021 年 8 月 14 日海地7.2级地震的发生。 一些证据显示海地的地震系列正在向西延伸，但海地东部断层的高应力区仍然存在。 原文作者：Ross Stein (美国Temblor, Inc., California); Shinji Toda 远田晋次 (日本东北大学); Jian Lin 林间 (中科院南海海洋研究所/南方科技大学/美国伍兹霍尔海洋研究所); Volkan Sevilgen (美国Temblor, Inc., California) 中文翻译：郭宗林（中科院南海海洋研究所）；郭来银（南方科技大学）；周志远（中科院南海海洋研究所） …
Le tremblement de terre de 2010 en Haïti a probablement rapproché la faille qui s’est rompue, le 14 août 2021 de sa rupture originale. Certains éléments suggèrent une progression du …
甚大な被害をもたらした2010年のマグニチュード（M）7.0のハイチ地震は2021年８月14日のM7.2地震を促進した可能性が高い．今後も時間差を置いて同様の大地震が２つの震源の西側で起きやすい状況が続くと考えられる．一方で，首都ポルトープランスを含む東側にも伝播した歪みは残っており予断を許さない． By ロス・スタイン（テンブラー社），遠田晋次（東北大学災害科学国際研究所）， ジン・リン（南方科技術大学，ウッズホール海洋研究所）， ボルカン・セビルゲン（テンブラー社） Citation: Stein, R.S., Toda, S., Lin, J., Sevilgen, V., 2021, Are the 2021 and 2010 Haiti earthquakes part of a progressive sequence?, Temblor, …
Haiti’s 2010 earthquake likely brought the fault that ruptured in the Aug. 14, 2021 quake closer to failure. Some elements suggest a westward earthquake progression, but highly stressed sections of …
The magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, this week could have inflicted heavy damage had the quake been shallow and onshore. By Mario Aurelio, Director …
