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The seismic swarm in Greece gets more complicated

New data reveal unexpected volcano-tectonic interactions

Feb 14 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Update on the seismic swarm in Greece

A look at earthquake patterns beneath the Aegean Sea

Feb 5 •

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Earthquake swarm beneath the Aegean Sea

Greek government is responding to elevated risk of large earthquake

Feb 3 •

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Seismic swarm rattles Ethiopia

Magma movement within the East African Rift?

Jan 2 •

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Mw5.8 earthquake shakes western Nevada

A Walker Lane strike-slip event

Dec 10, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.6 earthquake strikes the Zagros mountains of Iran

An unusual low-angle thrust event

Dec 5, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Mw5.8 earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

We finally take on an earthquake in the Molucca Sea region

Oct 23, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Shallow M5.0 earthquake shakes West Java, Indonesia

A moderate event strikes beneath an active volcanic region - what was the source?

Sep 18, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.4 earthquake shakes northern Pakistan

What do we know about faults in the eastern Sulaiman Range?

Sep 11, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Mw5 aftershock occurs near epicenter of 2023 M7.8 Turkey-Syria earthquake

Largest aftershock since January 25, 2024.

Sep 7, 2024 •

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M5.4 earthquake shakes Portugal

A relatively small event raises memories of past great earthquakes

Aug 26, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.2 earthquake shakes south and central California

We take a look at the nearby 1952 M7.3 Kern County earthquake.

Aug 7, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.1 earthquake in Vietnam is largest in country since 2007

Associated with a hydroelectric power plant with 17.4-km long tunnel

Jul 28, 2024 •

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M5.8 earthquake strikes Noto Peninsula, Japan

An aftershock, or another event emerging from the swarm?

Jun 3, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.9 earthquake shakes Simeulue, Indonesia

A moderate event in a gap between two recent great earthquakes

May 28, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.1 earthquake shakes Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok

Possible aftershock of the 2018 M6.9+M6.9 earthquake doublet

May 15, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.6, M5.4 earthquakes strike south of Hualien, Taiwan

A possible reinvigoration of the swarm? Maybe not.

May 6, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.7 earthquake in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines

Enigmatic event in an already complicated tectonic region

May 3, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Seismic swarm near southern tip of April 3 M7.4 in Taiwan

Disquieting seismic sequence raises questions about evolving hazard

Apr 22, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Central Turkey shaken by unusual M5.6 earthquake

Not related to the major earthquakes on Feb. 6, 2023

Apr 18, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.9 earthquake shakes southwestern Greece

Enigmatic strike-slip earthquake above a torn subducting slab

Mar 29, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.5 earthquake shakes remote Registan Desert

An unusual moderate earthquake near two plate boundaries

Mar 19, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.4 earthquake shakes Montenegro, Bosnia

Distributed strike-slip faulting in a complex deforming region

Mar 14, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M5.3 earthquake shakes Almaty, Kazakhstan

A series of very large earthquakes struck this region 100-150 years ago.

Mar 4, 2024 •

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