The two deadly earthquakes happened just 39 seconds apart, but were seismologically distinct.
- Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
Banyak bangunan di Turki yang runtuh tampaknya dibangun dari beton tanpa penguatan seismik yang memadai.
Cuando se produjo el terremoto del lunes, muchos edificios mal construidos colapsaron en “modo panqueque”.
When Monday’s earthquake struck, many poorly constructed buildings suffered a ‘pancake mode’ collapse.
A largely hidden fault beneath the Victorian Alps has triggered a magnitude 5.8 quake that was felt as far afield as Sydney, Adelaide and Launceston. Here’s what we know so far.
The geological record tells us we have had earthquakes in Australia’s deeper past much larger — possibly up to and bigger than magnitude 7.0.
In flood-ravaged Dili, COVID-19 restrictions were abandoned as the disaster unfolded. But it means an already escalating pandemic situation may spiral out of control.
Aftershocks of a major earthquake can continue for years or even decades.
We might not be able to predict the next big earthquake, but we can make sure we’re ready for it and understand the risks.
Because it happened within the Australian Plate rather than at a plate boundary, shockwaves from the quake travelled more efficiently to Darwin than to cities closer to the epicentre.
Research comes with risk and uncertainty so getting the right message across to the people who matter can be a challenge for scientists. A new plan out today hopes to change that.
Early analysis of the New Zealand earthquake shows it may be a complex event, involving several faults on the South Island.
A new study of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake shows boulders from rockfalls fell much further than in earlier quakes that happened before humans arrived and changed the landscape.
Amatrice’s still-standing ancient clocktower has become an iconic image from last week’s deadly earthquake. But it is not the only unusual survivor.
Central Italy has been hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, only seven years after a similar devastating quake in the region.
When two major earthquakes occur within days of each other thousands of kilometres apart, it can look like they’re connected. But are they? Here’s what the science says.
Christchurch is still reeling from the 2011 earthquake, but there may be more on their way.
You’ll know by now that six scientists and a government official have been found guilty of manslaughter (as reported yesterday) and sentenced to six years in prison for how they assessed and communicated…
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