Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of Earth's surface it is all but impossible. However, the vast network of undersea cables that ...

There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are now putting actual seismic waves to work, ...

Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...

Hoboken, N.J., December 8, 2025 — On Saturday December 6, 2025 Alaska was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude quake. Though not always so forceful, earthquakes happen every day. On average, about 55 of them ...

What if the most telling indications of an impending volcanic eruption are buried deep under the ocean, or in a fleeting succession of tiny quakes that no one perceives? As volcanoes of the Pacific ...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar (formerly Burma) Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and ...

Federal funding of earthquake research began in 1930 with the expen diture of about $10,000 for support of seismology, increasing to approximately $500,000 by 1957. The Department of Defense initiated ...