seismic activity

Victoria Rumbles With 3rd Quake in a Month

Australia has recorded more than one earthquake a week during 2024, with Victoria being rocked by a 3.4 magnitude quake on Aug. 29.

August 28, 2024BY Crystal-Rose Jones
Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island Urged to Prepare as Active Volcano Displays Increased Seismic Activity

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawaii has displayed an increase in ...

October 28, 2022BY Katabella Roberts
Volcano Erupts in Iceland Near Capital Following Weeks of Seismic Activity

COPENHAGEN—A volcanic eruption began in southwestern Iceland near the capital Reykjavik on Friday following thousands of small earthquakes ...

March 19, 2021BY Reuters
Russian Volcano Has Woken Up and Could Erupt ‘At Any Moment,’ Scientists Say

A once considered extinct volcano in Russia’s far eastern corner may have woken up, and scientists are now ...

June 10, 2019BY Isabel van Brugen
Unusual Seismic Waves Shook the World on Nov. 11, and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

Unusual seismic waves rippled across the world earlier this month, triggering speculation about their cause. The waves started ...

November 29, 2018BY Jack Phillips
Engineering NYC for Earthquakes

“The important thing I’m trying to get across is that we live in the financial capital of the ...

March 1, 2012BY Zachary Stieber