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Environment

Seismic boom may explain why 2018 Palu earthquake was so devastating

More than 2000 people died when an earthquake and tsunami hit Indonesia last year. A seismic boom may explain why it was unusually devastating

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map of Mexico

Earth

Shallow Mexican seabed traps tsunamis so they strike land repeatedly

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Fracking plant

Earth

Quakes prompt UK fracking operations to pause several times

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Hawaii volcano is causing havoc and will spew lava for days

Earth

Hawaii volcano is causing havoc and will spew lava for days

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moon artwork

Earth

Moon’s weird pull could help predict deadly volcanic eruptions

Features

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

Earth

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

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A researcher pointing at seismograph readings recorded from a massive quake near Sumatra's in 2005.

Technology

Earthquake AI makes it easier to predict devastation of strikes

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Sound waves may be able to trigger earlier tsunami warnings

Physics

Sound waves may be able to trigger earlier tsunami warnings

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Tsunami warning for US west coast after magnitude-7.9 earthquake

Humans

Tsunami warning for US west coast after magnitude-7.9 earthquake

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People run in the streets after a powerful earthquake jolted Mexico City on 19 September

Earth

Mexico City quake: A few seconds' warning can still save lives

The recent earthquake in Mexico City shows even the best tremor alarms sometimes only go off seconds before – but clever planning can mean those few seconds save many people

Analysis

Earth

There is no way to spot big earthquakes ahead of time

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Earth

Fear and trembling, from The Great Quake to Quakeland

Culture

Earth

Mysterious lights in the sky seen after Mexico’s huge earthquake

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Earth

Taking Earth’s pulse: How to predict eruptions from space

Features