There’s a California fault far more dangerous than San Andreas – and it’s ready to go off
Everyone knows that California's San Andreas fault is a ticking time bomb ready to erupt - but a new study shows...
Scientists warn of more severe earthquakes in 2018 as Earth’s rotation slows
You wouldn't have felt it, but sometimes the Earth's rotation slows down. Sure, the fluctuations are minute - maybe...
7.3-magnitude earthquake hits Iran and Iraq, killing hundreds
More than 300 people are dead after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the northern border region between Iran and...
Dozens of Japanese cities and towns quietly go off-grid
Dozens of cities and towns in Japan have quietly shifted from traditional utility-based grid power system to a...
Stefano Boeri unveils Amatrice Food Village in town devastated by earthquake
Tourists used to flock in droves to the historic town of Amatrice for its famous pasta and scenery—until a 6.2-magnitude...
Erin Brockovich helps Oklahoma Pawnee Nation take on fracking companies
Oklahoma has become an earthquake hotspot in recent years, and many are blaming companies that engage in hydraulic...
Montana earthquake felt along line of over 500 miles
An earthquake that rocked Montana yesterday was felt by people across hundreds of miles. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake...
Formerly undiscovered tectonic plates may explain mysterious Vityaz earthquakes
A previously undetected layer of tectonic plates may offer answers to the mysterious Vityaz earthquakes in the...
Haiti renovation project boosts community using local labor and materials
Nothing warms our design-loving hearts like a project built by and for communities, and with local resources to...
UK architect helps locals rebuild Nepal temple destroyed by earthquake
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that battered Nepal in 2015 killed nearly 9000 people and damaged hundreds of thousands...
Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan’s Fukushima region
Early Tuesday morning, a 6.9 earthquake rocked coastal Japan, sending residents of Fukushima into a panic and raising...
Amazing video shows 3 stranded cows rescued after New Zealand’s M7.8 quake
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook New Zealand early Monday near Canterbury, causing landslides that left thousands...
World’s first “flexible bridge” in Seattle keeps its shape after a big earthquake
Although Seattle is not a city plagued by earthquakes, its position on the waterfront of the Pacific Northwest...
Why Italy’s devastating earthquakes could pile up in a ‘domino effect’
Three earthquakes measuring over 6 on the Richter scale have hit Italy in the span of a little over two months,...
Newly discovered link between two faults could lead to a much bigger San Francisco earthquake
San Francisco is expected to be hit with a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake before 2032, according to the US...
USGS warns California earthquake swarm could set off a massive quake any day now
Following a swarm of smaller earthquakes near Bombay Beach in southern California, the United States Geological...
Swarm of more than 100 earthquakes shakes California’s Salton Sea
An earthquake swarm of more than 100 tremors shook the region close to the Salton Sea in California on Monday,...
USGS, EPA investigate link between underground wastewater disposal and Oklahoma’s largest earthquake
On Saturday, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook north central Oklahoma, prompting the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
M6.8 quake in Myanmar causes historic Bagan monuments to crumble
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, damaging many historic temples dating back to the...
Dozens killed by powerful earthquake in picturesque rural region of central Italy
The death toll continues to rise after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the mountainous countryside in central...
China’s legendary Great Flood may have actually happened, new evidence shows
A new geological study has unearthed evidence that the Great Flood of Chinese myth may not be a myth after all....
The sun and the moon trigger earthquakes on the San Andreas fault
The same phenomenon that creates ocean tides is responsible for certain small "low-frequency" San Andreas fault...
A swarm of earthquakes rattles central California
A series of small earthquakes rattled central California, beginning Sunday evening and continuing into Monday,...
“Cyborg artist” can sense earthquakes around the world as they are happening
Some artists play to the beat of their own drum - but Moon Ribas plays to the beat of the Earth’s constant seismic...
Shigeru Ban shares architecture wisdom in Ecuador after earthquake disaster
Architect Shigeru Ban is one of our favorites here at Inhabitat, but that’s usually just about his work. Now,...
NASA researcher says ionized air molecules may help predict earthquakes
Scientists have devised methods for predicting many natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis....
Death toll climbs after powerful 7.5 earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, sending powerful tremors into Pakistan and...
In California, new seismic evidence now points to strongest earthquake potential yet
As if California needed more bad news - amidst a drought of unprecedented proportions, new research has revealed...
Surge of earthquakes in Oklahoma puts fracking under fire
There were more earthquakes with a magnitude 3.0 or greater in Oklahoma last year than anywhere else in the continental...
Study confirms Ohio experienced the largest fracking-related earthquake ever
A new study has confirmed that recent earthquakes in Poland Township, Ohio in March of 2014 were caused by hydraulic...