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 …
Our short-term forecast suggests that between now and May 1, between 1 and 4 shocks greater than or equal to magnitude 4.0 are expected — fortunately a low rate. Much …
A relatively shallow right-lateral earthquake rocked Myanmar and other parts of southeast Asia, causing damage and death. By Ross S. Stein, Temblor, Inc., and Shinji Toda, Tohoku University …
A December 2024 earthquake that occurred off California’s coast highlights concerns surrounding how tsunami risk is communicated. By Rebecca Owen, Science Writer (@beccapox.bsky.social) Citation: Owen, R., 2025, Anatomy …
EarthquakeSim’s YouTube channel has gone viral by exploring how visual storytelling could help disaster preparedness. By Lauren A. Koenig, Ph.D., Science Writer (@Lauren_A_Koenig) Citation: Koenig, L.A., 2025, Simulating …
A relatively shallow, left-lateral strike-slip event struck on a fault zone that bounds the Caribbean plate. By Ross S. Stein, Temblor, Inc., and Shinji Toda, Tohoku University At …
An earthquake was widely felt across the Los Angeles area. We provide a quick summary of what happened. By Temblor Team Members (@temblor) At 1:49 p.m. local time …
For the AGU 2023 Gutenberg Lecture, Lucile Jones discussed how social science research has helped her to better communicate seismic research to the public and legislators. By Fionna M. …
On April 5, residents across a wide swath of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania experienced what may have been their first — and possibly not last — earthquake. …
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked much of Taiwan, causing death and damage. The eastern side of the island, near the epicenter, was especially affected. By Ross S. Stein, Ph.D., …
Family homes with a room built atop the garage are common across the U.S. In an earthquake, these buildings risk collapse, but they are not currently covered by most local …
After two phases of testing and more than 100 simulated earthquakes, the 10-story TallWood building perched atop the largest shake table in the world remained intact. By Fionna M. …
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 …
After a month of relative quiet, what caused the latest Iceland eruption near Grindavík? Read the latest developments here. By Melissa Scruggs, Ph.D. (@VolcanoDoc) Citation: Scruggs, Melissa A., …
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 …
On Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) southeast of Ojai, Calif., likely due to a small, as-yet unidentified fault near the San Cayetano Fault. The confluence …
As Hurricane Hilary lashes the southwestern U.S., some may wonder if an earthquake could result. Not likely, scientists say. By Alice R. Turner, Ph.D., Simpson Strong-Tie Fellow (@SeismoAlice) …
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. …
A new study suggests a warning sign may be available two hours before an earthquake strikes. An independent analysis suggests otherwise, and underscores the importance of rapid, open exchange of …
A new report released in April estimates annual earthquake losses in the U.S. of $14.7 billion — a 140 percent increase over the previous estimate of $6.1 billion per year. …
Researchers are redefining structural resilience this month by testing the first 10-story TallWood building made of mass timber and rocking walls on the University of California San Diego’s shake table. …
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. …
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 …
A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck southern Turkey, near the Syrian border, followed by a magnitude-7.5 quake nine hours later. Thousands of casualties have been reported, with more expected. By …
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the seismically active coast of Northern California, not far from Eureka, on Tuesday, Dec. 20. By Temblor Editorial Team, (@temblor) This is story …
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 …
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 …
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake ruptured about 10 kilometers below the surface in West Java’s Cianjur region, with shaking felt in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta. By Temblor Editorial Team, (@temblor) …
A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck about 19.8 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of San Jose on Tuesday. The Calaveras Fault is the likely source of this temblor. By Meghomita Das, Palomar …
The quake struck less than an hour after a national earthquake drill. Mexico is prone to strong earthquakes. By Temblor Earthquake News Editors Update Sept 22, 1:49 a.m.: …
After a weekend of intense earthquakes, a spectacular new eruption at Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland began Wednesday afternoon. Volcano scientists are keeping a close eye on this eruption, but only …
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. …
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 …
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, …
Since 2008, the Great ShakeOut earthquake drills remind people to protect themselves in an earthquake. The annual drill falls around the anniversary of a historic Bay Area shock — the …
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. …
A magnitude-5.2 quake struck off the coast of Hawai’i’s Big Island on July 5, rocking residents and visitors alike as far away as Kaua’i. By Megan Sever, Science Writer …
On May 30, a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northeast of Anchorage, Alaska, on a subducting microplate. By Elisabeth Nadin, Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks Citation: Nadin, A., 2021, Southeast …
एक बड़े भूकंप ने बुधवार को असम और आसपास के राज्यों के निवासियों को हिला दिया। मुख्य भूकंप के बाद भी आफ्टरशॉक्स ने क्षेत्र में खड़खड़ाहट जारी रखा । …
A major earthquake shook residents of Assam and nearby states on Wednesday. Aftershocks continue to rattle the region. By Akash Kharita, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Temblor science writing …
