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'The great mass of waters killed many thousands': How earthquakes, tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked ...
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Earthquakes act like batteries to power deep underground life, study reveals
Iron, a common element in rocks and groundwater, plays a key role in this reaction. The study found that these ...
What are the strongest earthquakes ever? See where July 29 quake ranks
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ...
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Earthquakes and tsunamis
The last week of July 2025 was big news for earthquakes. Last Wednesday, a super strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Russia’s eastern shores. It was near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ...
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Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years
Google has for years been harnessing the power of its Android smartphones to detect and measure tens of thousands of ...
Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage
A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...
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USGS reports more earthquakes in central Kansas
SALINE COUNTY — Small earthquakes shook central Kansas on over the weekend. Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday, a quake measuring ...
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded has sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves ...
Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis—and others, just little ripples
After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30, 2025, the world ...
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Earthquakes shook Alaska, created tsunamis. The effects traveled 4,000 miles to New Orleans.
You probably didn't feel the earthquake that shook Alaska earlier this month or the one that brought tsunamis to the coasts ...
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'It shook the house.' Noble County residents talk about frequent earthquakes
Noble County was suddenly the sight of dozens of small earthquakes this year after fracking operations started in Buffalo ...
Three earthquakes reported in Saline County over the weekend
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For the second time this weekend, a small earthquake shook parts of central Kansas. The U.S.