Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ancient quake has left clues for scientists to prepare for the next one.

The epicenter was in a geologically fractured zone close to the ... after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted Chiayi County at 12:17am. Photo: Chang Tsung-chiu, Taipei Times The earthquake was not ...

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The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing ... pandemonium has led to the formation of spiderweb-like fault zones and myriad volcanoes, both below and above water.

"The NMSZ is a zone of seismic activity on a fault system which extends into ... "Normally, there are two to four magnitude 3.0 earthquakes per year in the NMSZ. However, between November 3 ...

However, we cannot rule out the possibility of a Chinese flag-of-convenience ship engaging in grey-zone ... earthquake damaged telecommunications base stations in April 2024. At the same time ...

TAIWAN: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 in magnitude struck southern Taiwan early on Tuesday, (January 21, 2025), injuring 27 people and causing structural damage in several areas. Rescue teams ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing ...

Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire, which USGS says is the most seismically active zone in the world.