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'The floor was rumbling': Earthquake confirmed in Esterhazy, Sask.
The Esterhazy, Sask., areas was hit was an earthquake Friday night. Earthquakes Canada confirmed a 3.3-magnitude quake hit ...
A Massive Fault Line Was Supposed to Be ‘Dead’. It Sure Seems Like It’s Stirring Again.
The Tintina fault is thought to have been inactive for more than 40 million years, but new research suggests that earthquakes ...
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Deep-living microbes could 'eat' energy generated by earthquakes
When rocks fracture in underground faults, they generate a variety of chemical compounds that could provide more energy sources for microbes in Earth’s depths ...
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Volcano erupts in Russia for first time in centuries, days after 8.8 earthquake
The Krasheninnikov Volcano has erupted in Russia after nearly 500 years of inactivity. NBC News’ Priya Sridhar explains the ...
Why is the air quality bad today? Air quality alert issued for NYC, Hudson Valley
An air quality alert is in effect today for NYC, as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and ...
A 5.7 quake strikes near the Dominican Republic hours after a smaller quake strikes Haiti
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, jolting residents awake in the Caribbean country and in ...
Codelco must send reports to restart underground mining after El Teniente collapse, government says
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean state-run miner Codelco must produce four reports on the collapse at its El Teniente copper mine ...