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The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing ...

On December 21, 2023, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, capturing the attention of local authorities and residents alike. This article will delve ...

On the morning of September 27, 2023, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This seismic event, occurring at 8:22 AM local time, was centered approximately ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 28, 1908, a major earthquake followed ...

According to a study published in the journal Science, researchers can now explain why the earthquake off the Japanese coast ...

Tsunami evacuation towers are designed for rapid, temporary evacuation to higher elevation in coastal communities. Read more ...

TOKYO -- Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast ...

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of ...