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August 2026
Hindustan Times, August 11
Colombia earthquake: A rupture within a cold, brittle plate around 100km underground may explain the 7.4-magnitude jolt
July 2026
The Independent, July 29
Why the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan
Yahoo!News, July 29
Why the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan
AOL, July 29
Why the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan
BBC, July 29
Can earthquakes actually be predicted?
nrc.nl, July 22
Earthquake in Venezuela causes a temporary mud volcano 600 kilometers away
AFP, July 1
HAARP conspiracy theory falsely tied to deadly Venezuela earthquakes
June 2026
International Business Times, June 29
What is a doublet? The rare seismic phenomenon behind Venezuela’s largest earthquake in over a century
Newsweek, June 28
Venezuela Earthquakes Fatalities Rise: What Has Made It So Deadly
BBC, June 27
Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people
NY Magazine, June 26
5 Things to Know About the Devastating Earthquakes in Venezuela
France24, June 26
Why Venezuela’s ‘doublet’ earthquakes were so devastating
WION, June 26
Venezuela earthquake update: Was the ‘doublet’ a single Big One? Experts think it was
International The News (Pakistan), June 26
Venezuela’s ‘doublet’ earthquake: Why two quakes in 39 seconds explained
Mezha.net, June 26
Twin quakes struck northern Venezuela, killing over 100 and destroying buildings
Smithsonian Magazine, June 25
Powerful Back-to-Back Earthquakes Killed at Least 188 People in Venezuela. Here’s the Science Behind the Rare ‘Doublet’
CNN, June 25
Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters
The Mirror US, June 25
Venezuela quake sparks San Andreas fears as experts warn California could be hit by a 7.8
New York Post, June 25
Venezuela earthquakes live updates: US promises ‘big, fast, and effective’ assistance as thousands feared dead
Bhaskar English, June 25
Two major earthquakes in 38 seconds:What caused Venezuela’s rare shakeup and what’s happening beneath our feet?
Gizmodo, June 25
World Rocked by 4 Powerful Earthquakes in Less Than 8 Hours. Were They Connected?
NPR, June 25
The science behind the back-to-back earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela
Scientific American, June 8
The Philippines’ earthquake is massive, but it could’ve been bigger — here’s why
February 2026
Times Union, February 11
Map: See locations of New York earthquakes since 1903, including 11 last month
December 2025
P.A. Turkey, December 14
Why the Next Istanbul Earthquake Could Be One of History’s Worst Disasters
New York Times, December 11
Turkey’s largest city is threatened by a lurking seismic catastrophe
The Business Standard, December 10
Is a bigger quake coming? What Japan’s experts are actually saying.
The Times of India, December 10
Japan Quake: Authorities warn of earthquake of ‘greater magnitude’; injured toll rises to 51
BBC, December 9
Does Japan’s megaquake warning mean the ‘big one’ is coming?
CBS19 News, December 8
Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads
France24, December 8
Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads
November 2025
ImpactLink, November 25
How to prepare your parents better: Breaking the science behind the quake that rocked Dhaka
October 2025
Science, October 30
Mandalay earthquake pushes rupture limits
Ars Technica, October 10
”Like putting on glasses for the first time” - how AI improves earthquake detection
Warp News, October 5
AI finds ten times more earthquakes than previous methods
Washington Post, October 1
Powerful earthquake in central Philippines kills at least 69
September 2025
Understanding AI, September 29
How AI is shaking up earthquake science
Earth Observatory, NASA, September 15
Mapping Kamchatka earthquake displacement
Temblor, September 9
Huge July 2025 Kamchatka earthquake followed unusually productive foreshock sequence (Stein et al.)
August 2025
Physics Today, August 1
The pursuit of reliable earthquake forecasting (Mousavi et al.)
July 2025
BBC Science in Action, July 31
Getting ahead of tsunamis
Business Standard, July 31
Here’s why small tsunami waves still trigger mass evacuations worldwide
The Srpska Times, July 30
Massive 8.8 earthquake strikes Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, sparks tsunami alerts across Pacific
ABC News, July 30
Scientists explain why Russia’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake didn’t trigger a massive tsunami
Scientific American, July 30
Why the Russian earthquake didn’t cause a huge tsunami
DownToEarth, July 30
Pacific Coast tsunami: Russia’s Kamchatka 8.8 magnitude earthquake among top 10 largest, say experts.
Al Arabiya English, July 30
Massive Russia earthquake a ‘truly major event,’ experts warn of powerful aftershocks
Sarajevo Times, July 30
Massive 8.8 earthquake strikes Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, sparks tsunami alerts across Pacific
ScienceAlert, July 30
Giant earthquake off Russian coast triggers mass evacuations as far as Hawaii
Yahoo!news, July 30
Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific - even though the waves look small. Here’s why.
Phys.org, July 30
Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific - even though the waves look small. Here’s why.
The Conversation, July 30
Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific - even though the waves look small. Here’s why.
Los Angeles Times, July 8
Earthquake swarms are fueling fear of the ‘big one’ in Japan
MSN, July 6
Over 1,000 earthquakes and a viral prophecy: What’s really happening in Japan?
May 2025
CBC, May 17
Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake
April 2025
Reuters, April 28
How a ‘supershear’ quake tore through Myanmar
Temblor, April 3
One-month earthquake forecast for western Myanmar following the devastating magnitude 7.7 Mandalay shock (Toda and Stein)
BBC Science in Action, April 2
Earthquakes and the first breath of life on Earth
Nature, April 1
Deadly Myanmar earthquake was likely a rare rupture, scientists say
March 2025
Alarabiya News, March 29
Myanmar earthquake: Experts explain cause of disastrous seismic shocks
Daily Sun (Bangladesh), March 29
Myanmar quake: What we know
RisingBD (Bangladesh), March 29
Myanmar quake: What we know
UrduPoint (Pakistan), March 29
Myanmar quake: What we know
SBSNews (Australia), March 29
Here’s what we know so far about the Myanmar earthquake that’s killed over 1,000 people
MSN, March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
Yahoo!News, March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
Daily Express (Malaysia), March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
The Sun (Malaysia), March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
RNZ (New Zealand), March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
The Central Virginian, March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
ABS-CBN (Philippines), March 29
Myanmar quake: what we know
France24, March 29
Death toll, destruction, global aid: What we know so far about the Myanmar earthquake
VnExpress (Vietnam), March 28
Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,000: junta
Channel News Asia, March 28
What we know so far about the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand
Scientific American, March 28
Why was the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand so devastating?
Temblor, March 25
2024 Vanuatu earthquake triggered rapid insurance payout for emergency response (Stein et al.)
Risk Frontiers, March 2
The first triggering of a megaquake earthquake advisory in Japan
February 2025
Expresso (Portugal), February 10
Seismic crisis in Santorini could last for weeks “or even months”. What is happening in Greece?
National Geographic, February 7
Santorini is at the center of a mystery: Why do earthquakes keep shaking the island?
December 2024
Temblor, December 11
Did the 2024 magnitude 7.0 Cape Mendocino earthquake trigger aftershocks on the San Andreas? (Sevilgen et al.)
October 2024
Anadolu Agency, October 17
US experts: Malatya earthquake partly aftershock, partly a standalone earthquake
August 2024
MIT Technology Review, Aug 15
What Japan’s “megaquake” warning really tell us
The Manchester Times, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning, tells people to ‘go back to normal’
Killeen Daily Herald, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning, tells people to ‘go back to normal’
The Dispatch, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning, tells people to ‘go back to normal’
Hürriyet Daily News, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning, tells people to ‘go back to normal’
Channels TV, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning
Al Arabiya News, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning
Space Daily, Aug 15
Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning
Arab News, Aug 15
Japan ‘megaquake’ warning lifted: disaster minister
Vice, Aug 14
Japan issued its first-ever ‘Megaquake Advisory’ — but what’s a megaquake?
Temblor, April 13
Japan’s magnitude 7.1 shock triggers megaquake warning. How likely is this scenario? (Toda et al.)
Times of India, Aug 12
Japan issues its first-ever ‘megaquake warning’; know all about ‘big one’
Stars and Stripes, Aug. 12
Making sense of the “megaquake” buzz
U.S. Army, Aug 11
Making sense of the “megaquake” buzz
Temblor, Aug 11
Do earthquakes produce signals before they rupture? Maybe, scientists say.
Daily Sun, Aug 10
Japan’s megaquake’ warning explained
Yahoo! news - BirminghamLive, Aug 10
Foreign Office urges UK tourists 'stay away' because risk 'higher than normal'
Kompas (Indonesia), Aug 9
”Very large” earthquake threatens Japan, threatens hundreds of thousands of lives
The World (radio), Aug 9
Japan’s PM cancels trip over megaquake warning
ABC News (Australia Broadcasting Corporation), Aug 9
Japan’s earthquake scientists have warned residents of an eventual ‘megaquake.’ Here’s what that means.
The Guardian, Aug 9
Japan’s PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue ‘megaquake’ warning
The Pinnacle Gazette, Aug. 9
Japan faces rising fears after major earthquake
Inquirer.net, Aug 9
EXPLAINER: Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning
France24, Aug 9
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
New Straits Times, Aug 9
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
The Hindu, Aug 9
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning | Explained
Phys.org, Aug 9
Japan’s 'megaquake’ warning, explained
TRT World, Aug 9
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning, explained
BBC, Aug 9
Does Japan’s megaquake alert mean the ‘big one’ is coming?
The Griffin Daily News, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
Iosco County News-Herald, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
Webster County Citizen, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
Grainger Today, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
The Daily Sentinel, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
Yahoo!news, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained
Doniphan Herald, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning, explained
The Cheyenne Post, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning, explained
Longview News-Journal, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning, explained
The Mercury, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning, explained
KTBS, Aug 8
Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning, explained
April 2024
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), April 23
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
The Hindu, April 24
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
Tag24, April 24
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
Macau News Agency, April 23
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
CNA (Channel News Asia), April 23
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
Barron’s, April 22
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
France 24, April 22
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
Temblor, April 10
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes the U.S. East Coast
Scientific American, April 9
How likely is a major earthquake in New York City — and is the city prepared for it?
Forbes, April 7
Can a total solar eclipse trigger an earthquake?
New York Magazine, April 5
Earthquake and aftershock shake New York City: Live Updates
CBS News, April 5 (video)
Experts weigh in on earthquake felt in New York City, across Northeast
February 2024
Yahoo News, Feb 8
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Oklahoma City
The Independent, Feb 3
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Oklahoma City
January 2024
Al Arabiya News, Jan 26
Seismic threats: Are earthquakes becoming more common and deadly in the Middle East?
National Geographic, Jan 22
Japan’s 2011 megaquake left a scar at the bottom of the sea. Scientists finally explored it.
December 2023
Down To Earth Magazine, Dec 18
5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes seismically active North Central China, over 100 deaths reported
November 2023
Ojai Magazine, Nov 16
Demystifying the Hurriquake
October 2023
National Geographic, Oct 18
A rare and puzzling ‘domino effect’ triggered 4 powerful quakes in Afghanistan
September 2023
National Geographic, Sep 21
Do earthquake warning apps really work?
WTW Research Network Newsletter, Sep 14
Even response for Moroccan earthquake September 8, 2023
New Yotk Times, Sep 12
Satellite data yields clues to Moroccos’s ‘blind earthquake’
National Geographic, Sep 11
What made the earthquake in Morocco so devastating
New York Times, Sep 10
Slow-moving seismology can result in Morocco’s infrequent but deadly eruptions
August 2023
Temblor, Aug 22
Southern California shaken by earthquake during unrelated hurricane
May 2023
Temblor, May 12
Next steps in seismic hazard reduction after the Turkey earthquakes
April 2023
Anadolu Agency, April 10
Opinion - Why are earthquakes unpredictable?
March 2023
Mirror, March 28
San Francisco earthquake: Building shake and people ‘jolted’ as tremor felt across bay
Marca, March 28
San Francisco earthquake magnitude 3.5 felt across the bay, reports of shaken buildings and jolted residents
Asia Times, March 24
Istanbul unprepared for when the big earthquake hits
February 2023
Al Estiklal
Turkiye’s devastating earthquake: Does it reflect the future of the Middle East?
New York Times, Feb 27
Turkey’s earthquake zone is a lot like California’s. Here’s what that means.
Middle East Eye, Feb. 24
The soaring rise and devastating fall of Turkey’s building boom
Washington Post, Feb 23
Major aftershocks are still shaking Turkey. When will the quaking end?
Khmer Times, Feb 15
Why the earthquakes in Türkiye were so deadly and devastating?
Middle East Eye, Feb 13
Turkey’s government is prioritizing politics over policy in its earthquake response
Anadolu Agency, Feb 10
Opinion - Why were the earthquakes in Türkiye so deadly and devastating?
Expat Guide Turkey, Feb 9
Things to Know About Kahramanmaras-Centered Earthquakes in 5 Questions: Is a large aftershock expected in the region?
Al Jazeera, Feb 9
Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?
LiveScience, Feb. 8
Why was the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria so deadly?
Middle East Eye, Feb 8
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Common myths and theories debunked
Washington Post, Feb 8
5 lessons from past earthquakes to navigate Turkey’s tragedy
Washington Post, Feb 7
What triggered the Turkey quakes? Why was the second so big? Key questions, answered.