Predicting earthquakes has long been an unattainable fantasy. Factors like odd animal behaviors that have historically been thought to forebode earthquakes are not supported by empirical evidence. As ...

Researchers are applying artificial intelligence and other techniques in the quest to forecast quakes in time to help people find safety. In September 2017, about two minutes before a magnitude 8.2 ...

Last week, a plot of land in North Portland felt a shake, but not one caused by an earthquake, but instead by a machine known as T-Rex. Researchers with Portland State University were simulating a ...

Could the seismic signal of an underground nuclear test explosion be "hidden" by the signal generated by a natural earthquake? It's possible, according to a new review article published in the ...