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A 1954 earthquake that rattled Northern California was likely caused by the infamous Cascadia Subduction Zone, a new study finds. The linking of the magnitude 6.5 quake with this particular seismic zone is important, because the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which stretches from northern California to Vancouver Island in Canada, is not known to give off many small or medium quakes. …

Faults like San Andreas don’t necessarily repeat past behavior, which means the next big earthquake in California has the potential to be larger than any seen before, a new study suggests. The fresh insights into fault behavior came from studying Myanmar’s devastating March earthquake, which killed more than 5,000 people and caused widespread destruction. Scientists found that the fault responsible, …

A massive earthquake that struck Myanmar in Southeast Asia in March ruptured a much longer section of a fault line than scientists had previously thought possible. The 7.7 to 7.9 magnitude quake originated in central Myanmar near Mandalay but ruptured some 317 miles along the Sagaing fault, causing damage as far away as Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and …

Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities. The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 11:25 a.m. local time. The satellite, a …

The SWOT data on the height, shape, and direction of the tsunami wave is key to improving these types of forecast models. “The satellite observations help researchers to better reverse engineer the cause of a tsunami, and in this case, they also showed us that NOAA’s tsunami forecast was right on the money,” said Josh Willis, a JPL oceanographer. The …

People in New Jersey are discussing the latest earthquake to hit the state – this time in Hillsdale. There were no initial reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which was felt in the surrounding tri-state area. Jimmy doesn’t live in Hillsdale, but he lives near the train tracks and initially thought the earthquake might have been a train. …

A small earthquake was reported in Bergen County in northern New Jersey early Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5, and shaking was felt as far away as Connecticut, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.U.S. Geological Survey For the second time in four days, a small earthquake has rattled parts of northern New Jersey and shaking was felt as far away as Connecticut, …

This photo taken from video by Artem Sheldr shows an aerial view of the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano of the Eastern volcanic belt, about 200 km (125 miles) northeast of the regional center of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia far east, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Artem Sheldr/AP hide caption toggle caption Artem Sheldr/AP A massive volcano has erupted in Russia’s far eastern …

Russian officials warned that a tsunami wave of up to 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) could affect a section of the Kamchatka coast following a strong tremor on Sunday morning. “As a result of the earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, a tsunami wave no more than 19 centimeters high may reach the Aleutian municipal district, no more than 15 centimeters high …

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts  Reuters Illinois family among hundreds who watched cruise ship leave without them during tsunami warning  KSDK Cruise Ships Sailed to Safety Amid Tsunami Warnings, Leaving Some Passengers Behind  The New York Times Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts  CNN Science news this week: A magnitude 8.8 megaquake and whether …