The shaking produced by an earthquake can crack the ground, bring down buildings and cause massive rockfalls. All this destructive power is, astoundingly, just a fraction of a quake’s overall energy.

The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can also generate a flash of heat, along with a domino-like fracturing of ...

SEATTLE — The roar of Mariners fans Friday night wasn't just loud — it was measurable. When Jorge Polanco delivered a game-ending single in the 15th inning to send Seattle to the American League ...

Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 magnitude 7.5 earthquake that devastated the country, according to ...

Oasis's 2009 performance at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium has been identified as the most "ground-shaking" concert at the venue in the past two decades, according to new seismic data analysis. The ...

Findings based on mini “lab quakes” in a controlled setting could help researchers assess the likelihood of future quakes in vulnerable regions. Earthquakes are driven by energy stored up in rocks ...

Seismic hazard assessment and ground motion prediction are critical fields that underpin earthquake engineering and risk mitigation strategies worldwide. By combining probabilistic methodologies with ...