Extracting underground natural resources is causing land to sink in on itself, which will put 635 million people at risk by 2040. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-official-ground-sinking-180976688/ A study published last month suggests 8 percent of the world’s ground surface is on track to … Read More
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the Ecuador-Peru border Friday. (USGS) A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the border of Ecuador and Peru early Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck 71 miles east of Palora with a depth of 82 miles. Another … Read More
INDONESIA has been struck by two earthquakes at a magnitude of 4.6 and 4.9 near the region of Poso and the Gulf of Tomini, that stirred worries alone the Ring of Fire that further quakes could follow, it has emerged. … Read More
Pacific tsunami warning centre said waves were possible after the strong quake hit off New Caledonia Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit … Read More
The Iranian city of Pol-e Zahab was particularly hard hit by the earthquake that struck on Sunday near the Iraqi border. CreditPouria Pakizeh/Iranian Students News Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency TEHRAN — Iranians dug through rubble in a frantic search for … Read More