you can get a good estimate of an earthquake location using a map, a ruler, a pencil, and a compass for drawing circles on the map. Here are examples of a seismograms from different places in North ...

Click on one of the squares to learn more about a given event, or click “List of earthquakes on this map” for a full rundown, with magnitude, time, location, and depth. Or try the SCEC’s ...

This new-generation stress map of North America includes the first view of the style of faulting across the continent as well as more than 300 new measurements of the direction from which the ...

Hundreds of millions of Americans are at risk from damaging earthquakes, with a new map revealing that almost 75% of the ...

Some earthquakes are imperceptibly quiet. We may not feel them, but machines might detect them—and they can point scientists to a potential "Big One".

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

Seismic testing involves blasting the seafloor with high-powered airguns (a kind of powerful horn) every 10 seconds and measuring the echoes with long tubes to map offshore oil and gas reserves. These ...

Europe’s first multi-orbital satellite network aims to provide secure EU governmental communications. It will consist of some ...

Use this map to explore coverage of the Italian earthquake in video, audio, pictures and text. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy on Monday brought death and destruction to many small ...

When considering earthquake insurance, you should assess your house’s risk. There are seismic maps available on USGS that can show how close your house is to a fault line. You should also ...

Students tell us what they have learned from the platonic, familial and romantic relationships in their lives. By The Learning Network How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do ...