“What the seismograph records is not typical audible ‘sound,’ so it’s not really normal ‘loudness,’ but rather the strength of seismic vibrations—similar to vibrations generated by earthquakes,” ...

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

An earthquake shook off the Oregon coast Wednesday afternoon. The earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, more than 170 miles west of Bandon, Oregon at 1:15 p.m. local time, according to the U ...

A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Oregon Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The quake struck about 180 miles from Coos Bay around 1:15 p.m. local time, the US ...

Seismologist Won-Young Kim examines a seismograph. The April 5 New Jersey quake hit magnitude 4.8—yet caused surprisingly little damage close to its epicenter. Seismologist Won-Young Kim ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... rescue vehicles. If you live in a coastal area, don ...

IN NATURE for September 26 it is stated that the recent Inverness earthquake was not felt in Edinburgh or Glasgow, and apparently the Milne seismograph at the Royal Observatory in the former city ...

KANSAS CITY - The Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill is today, as Missouri residents are urged to get earthquake ready. Jeff Briggs is earthquake program manager for the Missouri Emergency Management ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude ... 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...

Millions of people across California will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, a day dedicated to practicing earthquake safety. More than 10.5 million people have signed up ...

Most residents of the Pacific Northwest have “massive earthquake” on the list of fears they must wrestle with every night before falling asleep. The “big one,” a 9.0 earthquake on the ...

11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, one of the countries in the world that bears constant risks of earthquakes and tsunamis ... an end-to-end system that processed seismograph data in real-time and ...