Earthquake, Tremor

Does nature warn when a big earthquake is coming? Do animals hear this warning when we don't? This post presents different possible earthquake precursors or reading signs before an impending strong quake. 1. EARTHQUAKE SIGNS: GROUND...

There have been dozens of earthquakes in the past few months. They now average about one a day, although some days bring many more. This is the terrifying reality of people living near fracking site Irving,...

A seismometer inside a borehole at Yellowstone National Park has begun reporting staggering underground activity near the southwest corner of Yellowstone Lake, possibly signaling the beginning of an eruption of the Super Volcano at...

This updated map of California fault lines shows 50 new California SURFACE faults! This new map is a reminder of California's quake risks. These quake hazard regions have been discovered over the last two decades...

But how did this giant crack form is still a mystery! Was the huge fissure caused by the nearby San Andreas Fault or is the collapse related to groundwater? This one kilometer long and eight meters deep large trench in...

It’s a bleak scenario, but a possible scenario! What if a massive earthquake stroke along the New Madrid fault? Such an extreme natural disaster would kill or injure 60,000 people in Tennessee. A quarter of a...

This earthquake map shows that California isn’t the only state with a serious earthquake hazard. There are several lesser-known fault zones striking other parts of the country. They are just as dangerous or even freakier...

Have you ever wondered what were the 10 biggest recorded earthquakes in the world? Well here a list of the top 10! Enjoy! But some may be missing! 1. Chile, 1960 - Magnitude 9.5 Approximately 1,655 people were killed...

The Plainfield region is being hit by a series of earthquakes. 5 only for yesterday! And they are so loud they baffle and annoy residents! Did you hear these loud booming noises? The first four quakes...

The Dallas–Fort Worth metrople (DFW) in North Texas has been rattled by 11 earthquakes in just over one day, between January 6 and 7, 2015. People from Dallas to Irving, Grapevine to Plano, Bedford to Mesquite,...

Tsunamis are cataclysmic nature events. But mega-tsunamis are even stronger. The 1958 mega-tsunami in Alaska reached indeed an amazing height of 1720 feet (524 meters). Can you imagine? It was higher than the Empire State Building in...

This amazing underground volcanic eruption began on March 16, 2009 just off the coast of Tonga in the South Pacific. Was it a sign for the massive earthquake on March 19, 2009? This event, known as...

Some volcanoes 'scream' at ever-higher pitches before they erupt. The noise is created by a tremor caused by a swarm of mini earthquakes that precedes the eruption. Scientists analysed an eruption sequence at Alaska's Redoubt Volcano and...

An unprecedent underwater earthquake swarm was recorded between Gran Canaria and Tenerife! According to scientists, such a series of 12 earthquakes, with magnitudes ranging from 1.8 to 2.4, is unknown to the Canary Islands. 12 earthquakes...

Something really weird happened on the Carribean side of Mexico! Residents have been rattled by a rather unusual and mystery earthquake in a region considered non-seismic by scientists! The government of Quintana Roo asked national institutions to...

For centuries people have observed strange phenomena before large earthquakes, such as light emanating from ridges and mountaintops. These reports were once dismissed by many scientists, in part because they are often entangled in unscientific theories....

An angler in central Vietnam has caught a 4.2 meter long oarfish. This occurs while the region is hit by multitude of tremors... Could it be related? A 61 years old fisherman, Nguyen Van Anh, 61,...

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Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake & Tsunami, the largest US earthquake ever recorded in history. Imagine a 9.2 magnitude earthquake with 100 foot tsunami waves hitting the US! Horrible! There...

Japanese Fishermen catch 105 "Photonectes" fish near the coast of the province of Kochi. But, what's weird is that this fish species naturally lives at 1,000 meters under the water surface. According to the fishermen, fishing...

Oklahoma earthquakes are rising at such an incredible rate that USGS warns for major quake in Oklahoma. If you want to understand this weird situation (fracking vs natural quakes), read the article below! I don’t know how long...

There is a hotspot track cross-cutting the New Madrid Rift System! And it may explain the reactivation of the New Madrid rift system and seismicity of the eastern United States! Image: The rectangular boxes show the locations...

On 4th April 2010 a Mw=7.1 earthquake struck the Sierra Cucapah range of northern Mexico. This video features amazing dust clouds generated by the landslides triggered by the earthquake! This video, originally posted by Sarahklaus21 on...

As shown in the following video by USGS, central Oklahoma’s rate of recorded magnitude 2-3 earthquakes is on the rise. More than 2500 earthquakes have rattled Oklahoma since 2012. And most of them (>1500...

How did the huge Japan Earthquale and tsunami change the world? Discover seven amazing and scary ways how they changed the world! Back in 2011 a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of...

A rare, five meters long (15ft) oarfish, commonly known as sea serpent, was found dead by beachgoers along the boardwalk of the harbor of La Paz on May 29, 2014. According to Cadena Noticias, the...

What is California's biggest earthquake and tsunami threat? It's not the San Andreas fault, but actually the  Cascadia subduction zone. The San Andreas fault is of course capable of producing The Big One. But The Really Big...

Ohio is normally geologically quiet! But fracking may activate previously unknown faults as determined by geologists from the University of Miami. According to a new scientific study, the 77 small earthquake swarm that rattled Youngstown, Ohio between March 4...

Many Rogers County residents report hearing and feeling a loud 'boom' People in Claremore, Catoosa, Inola Verdigris and Pryor in Oklahoma reported hearing and feeling mysterious loud booming sounds on Saturday night, Jan. 25 2014. Reports vary...

Large sinkholes swallow 31 houses in Tucapel, an Arica's neighborhood. I would say the sinkhole situation for these people is as bad as in Florida or even worse! The entire population of this small community is...

 The earth is trembling in La Habra and Brea, California Three earthquakes (M3.6, M5.1, M3.4) have struck the area of La Habra in California within the last hour. An earthquake swarm (M1.8 to M3.6) is...

EARTHQUAKE LAKE was created after an apocalyptic seismic event, known as the 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake, that blocked the Madison River in Southern Montana. The 6-mile long QUAKE LAKE developed within few weeks in August 1959....

A cluster of strong earthquakes around the world hit just before the third anniversary of the devastating 9.0 Kobe earthquake that set off a Pacific-wide tsunami causing widespread destruction from Japan to California, and...

314 years ago Sunday, a megathrust earthquake devastated the region … ready for another? Never missing the opportunity to scare the living daylights out of us, earthquake experts in Washington remind us that this past...

Geological oddity: The Rift Valley in East Africa is a place where the world is slowly tearing itself apart. The Great Valley Rift in East Africa is composed of two massive plateaus as big as...

A 5.2 earthquake has struck in Arizona near the New Mexico line and was widely felt across the region on June 29, 2014. No injuries or damages have been reported until now! A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck late...

The pervasive hazard in Yellowstone is earthquakes. They are the killer events. Although a supervolcano blasting Yellowstone National Park may capture the imagination, the region's real risk comes from earthquakes said researchers at the Geological...

Horseshoe Lake is a bucolic place at Long Valley Caldera Field in California. It has everything one could ever want for outdoor excursions: boating, swimming, sandy beaches, picnic areas, hiking trails, and over 40 hectares...