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'The great mass of waters killed many thousands': How earthquakes, tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked ...
What are the strongest earthquakes ever? See where July 29 quake ranks
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ...
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Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years
Google has for years been harnessing the power of its Android smartphones to detect and measure tens of thousands of ...
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USGS reports more earthquakes in central Kansas
SALINE COUNTY — Small earthquakes shook central Kansas on over the weekend. Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday, a quake measuring ...
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded has sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves ...
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Earthquakes shook Alaska, created tsunamis. The effects traveled 4,000 miles to New Orleans.
You probably didn't feel the earthquake that shook Alaska earlier this month or the one that brought tsunamis to the coasts ...
Three earthquakes reported in Saline County over the weekend
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For the second time this weekend, a small earthquake shook parts of central Kansas. The U.S.
Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis—and others, just little ripples
After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30, 2025, the world ...
Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded
Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Five earthquakes rattle Southwest Virginia within a month
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Five earthquakes in a month - raising questions for many people in Southwest Virginia. Two in Giles County, two in Carroll County, and one in Craig. Martin Chapman, a Professor ...
Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage
A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...