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Quake Moved Chilean City 10 Feet   Live Science - March 9, 2010

Researchers show how far South American cities moved in quake   PhysOrg - March 8, 2010

A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High   Live Science - March 11, 2010

Why the Chile Earthquake Aftershock Was So Big   Live Science - March 11, 2010

Chile Earthquake Altered Earth Axis, Shortened Day   National Geographic - March 2, 2010
Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days   NASA - March 2, 2010

February 26, 2010 Chile Earthquake   Wikipedia

February 25, 2010 Japan earthquake   Wikipedia

  Istanbul: A Megacity Girds for a Major Quake   New York Times - February 25, 2010

Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones   New York Times - February 25, 2010

Earthquake Threat Lurks For United States, Too   Live Science - January 15, 2010

7.0 Earthquake in Haiti Wikipedia - January 12, 2010

Haiti quake: The worst of places for a big tremor   BBC

6.5 earthquake in Northern California Wikipdeia - January 9, 2010

Earthquake concerns shake energy projects   MSNBC - December 17, 2009
One geothermal system caused magnitude 3.4 quake in Switzerland.

Tremors Between Slip Events: More Evidence of Great Quake Danger to Seattle   Science Daily - December 16, 2009

Little California tsunami risk from British Columbia 6.6 earthquake   LA Times - November 18, 2009

Study: Megaquake looms over Seattle   MSNBC - October 28, 2009

Researchers say fault goes deeper than thought and heads toward city

Earthquakes actually aftershocks of 19th century quakes   PhysOrg - November 4, 2009

The major 2004 earthquake in Sumatra may have weakened the San Andreas fault   BBC - October 1, 2009

September 2009 Sumatra earthquake  Wikipedia

2009 Samoa Earthquake  Wikipedia

Seismic boom: Breaking the quake barrier   New Scientist - August 4, 2009

Massive quake moves New Zealand closer to Australia   AFP - July 22, 2009

6.3 Italy earthquake Wikipedia

Arkansas: New Fault Could Cause "Major Disaster"   National Geographic - January 23, 2009
Arkansas: New fault could lead to magnitude 7 earthquake with epicenter near major natural gas pipeline   PhysOrg - January 22, 2009
New Fault Raises Threat of Eastern Earthquakes   Live Science - January 22, 2009

Quake Swarm Hits Yellowstone; Something Bigger to Come?   National Geographic - December 30, 2008

Deadly San Andreas Fault Longer Than Thought National Geographic - July 31, 2008

China May 2008
2008 Sichuan earthquake Wikipedia

Did Pandas Sensed China Quake Coming? National Geographic - May 16, 2008
China Quake Delivered Seismic One-Two Punch National Geographic - May 16, 2008
The fault line that caused this week's devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages.
China Quake a 'Worst-Case Scenario' for California Live Science - May 13, 2008
China: An Earthquake in the Wrong Place ABC - May 13, 2008
Smart cables help bridges bounce back after quakes New Scientist - May 12, 2008


Mysterious "Swarm" of Quakes Strikes Oregon Waters National Geographic - April 16, 2008

April 18, 2008 Illinois 5.2 earthquake Wikipedia
Tremors were felt as far west as Nebraska and Kansas City, as far south as Atlanta, as far east as Kitchener, Ontario and West Virginia, and as far north as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The earthquake epicenter was located in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone, which is adjacent to the more famous New Madrid Seismic Zone.

Swarm of earthquakes detected off Oregon Live Science - April 12, 2008
There have been more than 600 quakes over the past 10 days in a basin 150 miles southwest of Newport. The biggest was magnitude 5.4, and two others were more than magnitude 5.0, OSU reported.

How The Eruption of Thera Changed the World Live Science - February 26, 2008
Santorini ~ Thera ~ Atlantis Wikipedia

Biggest earthquake in UK for nearly 25 BBC - February 27, 2008

Indonesia Fault Line Quakes Nearly 20 Times This Month National Geographic - February 26, 2008

Supercomputer Unleashes Virtual 9.0 Megaquake in Pacific Northwest PhysOrg - February 26, 2008


Sumatra Earthquakes and Tsunami
Wikipedia - September 12, 2007

8.0 earthquake in Peru Wikipedia - August 16, 2007

Mexico: In Surprise, Major Earthquake Fault Slips Backward Live Science - August 2, 2007
A vast chunk of Earth sliding under Mexico has surprisingly reversed direction.

New Madrid: Source of Major Earthquakes Discovered Beneath U.S. Midsection Live Science - May 2, 2007

Mystery tremors bring new twist to quake prediction Guardian - March 15, 2007

Old Earthquake Faults are Like Worn Brake Pads Live Science - March 13, 2007

Rare 6.0 Earthquake Shakes Gulf of Mexico on Sunday National Geographic - September 12, 2006
...strongest earthquake to hit the Gulf of Mexico in 33 years

Rain compounds Java quake misery after 6.3 Quake in Indonesia BBC - May 29, 2006


In pictures: Quake aftermath
BBC - May 29, 2006


San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 - 100 Years Later ...

Photo Gallery: San Francisco Quake - Then and Now National Geographic
San Francisco's 1906 Quake: What If It Struck Today? National Geographic
Wild and Wacky Tales from the 1906 Quake Live Science
The Great 1906 Earthquake, 100 years later USGS - April 18, 2006
San Francisco faces big shaker BBC - April 18, 2006
1906 San Francisco Earthquake Wikipedia


Earthquake Fault Under Tokyo Closer Than Expected National Geographic - July 15, 2005

Sumatra Earthquake Three Times Larger Than Originally Thought Science Daily - February 2005
Making it the second largest quake ever measured with instruments.
Also see related articles on Tsunami - December 26, 2004

Are Earthquakes Encouraged by High Tides? National Geographic - October 2004

Earthquakes can be predicted months in advance Science Daily - January 2004

Medium To Large Quakes Peak Every Three Years On Central San Andreas Fault Science Daily - January 2004

Can Animals Sense Earthquakes? National Geographic - November 2003

GPS Technology Aids Earthquake Research November 2002 - Science Daily


Getting inside an earthquake
BBC - July 2002



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