Seismology

Officials tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier say there is no cause for concern PBS Online23:58Earthquakes Geology Natural Disasters

Hundreds of small earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier in Washington CBS News19:29Earthquakes Geology Natural Disasters

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia Radio New Zealand09:12Indonesia Tsunami Indonesia Earthquake Earthquakes

Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia UNN.ua09:13Indonesia Tsunami Indonesia Earthquake Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake hits Delhi-NCR The Hindu Business Line16:44Earthquakes Delhi India

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR The Hindu05:07Earthquakes Delhi India

Airport roof collapsed due to powerful earthquake in Spain UNN.ua14:18Costa del Sol Earthquakes Natural Disasters

Airport roof collapses as Spain hit by powerful earthquake Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:24Costa del Sol Earthquakes Natural Disasters

Guatemala rocked by series of earthquakes: at least two dead UNN.ua18:49Earthquakes Natural Disasters Geology

Series of earthquakes kill 2 in Guatemala Albawaba19:59Earthquakes Natural Disasters Geology

An earthquake with a preliminary 6.2 magnitude shakes Panama, with no immediate reports of… MailOnline20:11Earthquakes Latin America Geology

Markets/coverages: HDI Global, parametric insurer Descartes launch EQ cover in Japan Insurance Journal16:38Japan Earthquake Earthquakes Japan

HDI Global SE and Descartes Underwriting approved to offer parametric earthquake insurance in… Reinsurance News10:05Japan Earthquake Earthquakes Japan

Dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks cause two deaths in Guatemala MailOnline10:46Earthquakes Geology Natural Disasters

Remote Japan islands rattled by 900 earthquakes in a week: ‘We just want it to stop’ Yahoo! UK & Ireland09:11Earthquakes Geology Natural Disasters

More than 1,000 earthquakes in 2 weeks leave Japanese islanders sleepless Global News22:18Earthquakes Geology Natural Disasters

Is an earthquake or tsunami hitting Japan today? Manga prediction spooks people Hindustan Times06:37Japan Earthquake Earthquakes Natural Disasters

Panic in Japan over 1,000 earthquakes in two weeks: 'Scary to even fall asleep' Hindustan Times05:56Japan Earthquake Earthquakes Natural Disasters

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In the last 4 hours

Central Sulawesi Quake Affects 20 Families, No Tsunami Threat Bernama17:23

Earlier today

Powerful earthquake shakes northern Philippines UNN.ua07:36

Back-to-back earthquakes jolt Philippine islands Gulf News06:08

Yesterday

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shakes Panama, with no reports of damage Los Angeles Times21:43 14-Jul-25

An earthquake with a preliminary 6.2 magnitude shakes Panama, with no immediate reports of… MailOnline20:11 14-Jul-25

Markets/Coverages: HDI Global, Parametric Insurer Descartes Launch EQ Cover in Japan Insurance Journal16:38 14-Jul-25

Airport roof collapsed due to powerful earthquake in Spain UNN.ua14:18 14-Jul-25

Airport roof collapses as Spain hit by powerful earthquake Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:24 14-Jul-25

HDI Global SE & Descartes receive approval to provide parametric earthquake insurance in Japan Artemis.bm11:35 14-Jul-25

HDI Global SE and Descartes Underwriting approved to offer parametric earthquake insurance in… Reinsurance News10:05 14-Jul-25

Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia UNN.ua09:13 14-Jul-25

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia Radio New Zealand09:12 14-Jul-25

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Australia's doorstep rattles Darwin: 'Biggest I've felt' MailOnline07:59 14-Jul-25

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands region Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:39 14-Jul-25

Strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hits offshore eastern Indonesia Albawaba07:29 14-Jul-25

In the last 7 days

Scientists shake 10-story steel building to test earthquake safety—and it passed Knowridge Science Report11:17 12-Jul-25

Noto assemblies urge LDP lawmaker to step down over quake gaffe The Japan Times06:16 12-Jul-25

Powerful earthquake swarm rocks California sparking fears of the Big One MailOnline18:59 11-Jul-25

4.3-magnitude earthquake — then dozens more — rattles California lake, USGS says Macon.com16:51 11-Jul-25

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake hits Delhi-NCR The Hindu Business Line16:44 11-Jul-25

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake hits Delhi-NCR, tremors felt in Haryana The Hindu15:54 11-Jul-25

Start the earthquake in THPS 3+4 PCGamesN15:18 11-Jul-25

Officials tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier say there is no cause for concern PBS Online23:58 10-Jul-25

Low-rise developers urged to boost safety Bangkok Post23:44 10-Jul-25

Tonga not adequately resourced to respond to a tsunami Pacific Regional Environment Programme19:46 10-Jul-25

Officials are tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier but say there is no cause for… MailOnline19:32 10-Jul-25

Scientists warn 'Doomsday tsunami' is ready to strike parts of the US: 'Only a matter of time' MailOnline17:31 10-Jul-25

Delhi earthquake today: Strong 4.5-magnitude quake hits India - affecting Pakistan and China National World08:02 10-Jul-25

4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Jhajjar, Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR The Business Standard05:25 10-Jul-25

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR The Hindu05:07 10-Jul-25

Strong earthquake tremors felt in Delhi Odisha TV04:47 10-Jul-25

Earthquake swarm detected at Mount Rainier, biggest since 2009 UPI00:35 10-Jul-25

Hundreds of small earthquakes are hitting Mount Rainier. Geologists say they're not concerned KUOW Public Radio20:46 9-Jul-25

Japan’s New Undersea Earthquake Detection System Will Improve Tsunami Prediction Scientific American20:38 9-Jul-25

Series of earthquakes kill 2 in Guatemala Albawaba19:59 9-Jul-25

Hundreds of small earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier in Washington CBS News19:29 9-Jul-25

Guatemala rocked by series of earthquakes: at least two dead UNN.ua18:49 9-Jul-25

Multiple earthquakes kill 2 people in Guatemala, cause landslides and evacuations Los Angeles Times15:25 9-Jul-25

Dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks cause two deaths in Guatemala MailOnline10:46 9-Jul-25

Series of earthquakes shook Mount Rainier volcano in the USA UNN.ua08:17 9-Jul-25

What is earthquake swarm? Washington volcano logs its ‘largest’ one since 2009 Hindustan Times07:34 9-Jul-25

Series of earthquakes strike Guatemala Yahoo! UK & Ireland00:31 9-Jul-25

Hundreds of earthquakes rattle catastrophic volcano sparking fears of an eruption MailOnline23:28 8-Jul-25

Earthquake swarm strikes Mt Rainier in Washington state Yahoo! UK & Ireland23:13 8-Jul-25

Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier on Tuesday. What’s going on? The Fresno Bee19:35 8-Jul-25

UK rocked by huge earthquake as iconic location hit by 'intense rumbling' Daily Star19:35 8-Jul-25

Earthquake swarms are fueling fear of the ‘big one’ in Japan Los Angeles Times18:55 8-Jul-25

Engineers Shake Tallest Steel-framed Building Ever Tested on an Earthquake Simulator UC San Diego News Center10:07 8-Jul-25

Scientific First: 'Slow-Motion' Earthquakes Captured in Real Time ScienceAlert08:09 8-Jul-25

In the last month

The longitudinal relationships between misinformation sharing, fear of missing out and rumination among earthquake… Nature.com20:55 7-Jul-25

Scientists Are Tracking an Undersea Phenomenon Off Japan’s Tsunami-Prone Coast Linked to “Silent” Earthquakes The Debrief20:29 7-Jul-25

Scientists Discover Giant Sand Bodies Beneath the North Sea Marine Technology News15:49 7-Jul-25

Myanmar earthquake: Remembering 100 days on from a catastrophic disaster The Scotsman13:57 7-Jul-25

Thai insurance claims from March earthquake could reach $1.53bn Reinsurance News09:01 7-Jul-25

Town of Gibsons applies for $1.1M grant to upgrade School Road reservoir Coast Reporter01:18 7-Jul-25

SHINee's Taemin apologizes for saying Japan earthquakes could make his concert 'look cool' Korea JoongAng Daily07:17 6-Jul-25

More residents evacuate quake-hit remote islands in Japan The Japan Times07:03 6-Jul-25

Japan rocked by earthquakes, authorities dismiss "end of the world" hype UNN.ua08:49 5-Jul-25

Is an earthquake or tsunami hitting Japan today? Manga prediction spooks people Hindustan Times06:37 5-Jul-25

Quake not connected to viral manga prediction, says Japan's weather agency Nikkei Asian Review06:04 5-Jul-25

Panic in Japan over 1,000 earthquakes in two weeks: 'Scary to even fall asleep' Hindustan Times05:56 5-Jul-25

Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype The Japan Times04:49 5-Jul-25

Chinese Embassy in Japan urges vigilance over natural disasters CGTN03:44 5-Jul-25

Chinese Embassy in Japan warns Chinese citizens to stay vigilant against natural disasters People's Daily03:43 5-Jul-25

Chinese Embassy in Japan warns against disasters RTHK01:28 5-Jul-25

Major earthquake hits Japan days before new Baba Vanga predicted date JOE.co.uk22:26 4-Jul-25

Megaquake on July 5? Viral prediction sparks alarm Gulf News12:51 4-Jul-25

Myanmar earthquake update CAFOD (Press Release)11:07 4-Jul-25

Japan evacuates small island village after over 1,000 quakes hit region Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:34 4-Jul-25

Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues The Japan Times06:35 4-Jul-25

More than 1,000 earthquakes in 2 weeks leave Japanese islanders sleepless Global News22:18 3-Jul-25

Fear mounts as over 900 Quakes hits Japan in 14 days Gulf News10:57 3-Jul-25

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southwestern Japan Nikkei Asian Review10:22 3-Jul-25

Remote Japan islands rattled by 900 earthquakes in a week: ‘We just want it to stop’ Yahoo! UK & Ireland09:11 3-Jul-25

Earthquake strikes Japan - two days before exact date 'Baba Vanga' prophet predicted… MailOnline08:51 3-Jul-25

Strong quake hits off Tokara Islands as area faces swarm of seismic activity The Japan Times08:39 3-Jul-25

Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks BBC06:23 3-Jul-25

Constellation Resources’ seismic and sampling data point to large-scale natural hydrogen system … Proactive Investors (Australia)01:23 3-Jul-25

$150m Murabaha facility earns Itfc best deals of 2025 recognition BusinessDay NG15:50 2-Jul-25

Blue Sky Uranium Acquires Key Subsurface Data for Corcovo Uranium Project, Mendoza Province,… PR Newswire (Press Release)12:09 2-Jul-25

Earthquake occurred in Poltava region: what is known UNN.ua10:09 1-Jul-25

Naples hit by strongest earthquake in 40 years JOE.ie16:56 30-Jun-25

Clark Pacific Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Parking Structure at UC Berkeley, Delivering… PR Newswire (Press Release)16:05 30-Jun-25

Naples is rocked by 'one of its strongest ever earthquakes' with houses 'shaking like leaves' MailOnline12:54 30-Jun-25

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolts Andaman sea within an hour of first tremor The Financial Express09:04 30-Jun-25

Oxford’s Animal Vibration Lab showcased at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition University of Oxford08:56 30-Jun-25

Earthquake with magnitude 3.6 strikes Turkiye AzerNews07:34 29-Jun-25

5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan's Punjab Gulf News05:23 29-Jun-25

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolts Pakistan The Financial Express02:22 29-Jun-25

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolts central Pakistan Hindustan Times01:26 29-Jun-25

Is it safe to travel to Japan?: Korean travelers worry amid July quake rumors Korea JoongAng Daily07:30 28-Jun-25

Megaquake may hit central Japan within next 30 years, government panel says The Japan Times03:49 28-Jun-25

Scientists catch a slow-motion earthquake in action beneath the sea Knowridge Science Report01:18 28-Jun-25

Shedding Light on the Mysteries of Deep Earthquakes Eos.org19:39 26-Jun-25

Congressman Valadao's Bill to Provide Resources for Lifesaving Earthquake Emergency Response Passes Out of House… Congressman David Valadao (Press Release)18:58 26-Jun-25

Hundreds of earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain Macau Business14:01 26-Jun-25

Scientists discover ghost plume beneath Oman DevX.com17:51 25-Jun-25

Woods Point rocked by 3.1 magnitude earthquake as hundreds are shaken awake by tremors MailOnline02:47 25-Jun-25

5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Dominican Republic coast, causes minor damage National World15:36 24-Jun-25

A 5.7 magnitude quake strikes near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and causes minor… MailOnline13:53 24-Jun-25

Earthquake Albania today: 4.2 magnitude quake hits popular destination affecting holiday… National World08:19 24-Jun-25

6.3 magnitude quake hits off southern Philippines Gulf News04:28 24-Jun-25

UH Mānoa geoscientist advises on challenges, opportunities in exploring deep Earth University of Hawaii22:46 23-Jun-25

Google adds earthquake alerts to Wear OS DevX.com19:30 23-Jun-25

Hongkongers feel tremor as quake hits Qingyuan RTHK15:08 23-Jun-25

Symrise strengthens tropical ingredients production with major upgrades to its… WebWire14:29 23-Jun-25

3.3-magnitude quake rattles Northern California communities, seismologists say The Charlotte Observer14:28 23-Jun-25

Tixr and San Jose Earthquakes Announce Landmark Ticketing Partnership to Transform Fan… PR Newswire (Press Release)13:38 23-Jun-25

Earthquakes bring in new ticketing partner for 2026 season Ticketing Business News12:37 23-Jun-25

Over 200 earthquakes have shaken Tokara islands since Saturday The Japan Times09:22 23-Jun-25

Moderate Earthquake In Mindanao Bernama03:02 23-Jun-25

The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could unleash the 'Big One' Live Science15:05 22-Jun-25

Earthquake hits Iran near nuclear testing site and capital Tehran JOE.ie10:20 21-Jun-25

Iran earthquake strikes near nuclear site amid rumours of Republican Guard 'testing' The Mirror22:33 20-Jun-25

How to enable earthquake alerts on your Android phone (including these Samsung models) ZDNet22:06 20-Jun-25

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About our Seismology news

Latest news on seismology, covering earthquakes, fault lines, tectonic activity, seismic monitoring, plate tectonics, and ground motion research worldwide.

Seismology, the scientific study of earthquakes and seismic waves, plays a crucial role in understanding Earth's internal structure and monitoring geological hazards. The field employs a global network of over 150,000 seismic stations and involves thousands of researchers working to advance our knowledge of Earth's dynamics.

Recent developments in seismology have focused on improving early warning systems and implementing artificial intelligence for more accurate earthquake prediction. Advanced seismic networks now provide crucial seconds to minutes of warning before major shaking occurs, while machine learning algorithms are revolutionising the analysis of seismic data patterns. The International Seismological Centre reports that modern seismometers can detect earthquakes as small as magnitude 2.0 anywhere on Earth.

The human impact of seismological research extends beyond scientific understanding. Communities in seismically active regions rely on seismologists' expertise for building codes, emergency preparedness, and risk assessment. Local initiatives worldwide train citizens in earthquake preparedness, while seismologists work closely with architects and engineers to design safer structures that can withstand seismic events.

The history of seismology dates back to ancient civilisations, but modern seismology emerged in the late 19th century with the development of the first seismographs. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake marked a turning point, leading to the establishment of the first seismic monitoring networks. The discovery of plate tectonics in the 1960s revolutionised our understanding of earthquake mechanisms, while the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami highlighted the critical importance of global seismic monitoring.

Our NewsNow feed brings you the latest seismological developments from respected institutions worldwide, including updates from the United States Geological Survey, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, and leading research universities. Whether you're a scientist, policy maker, or concerned citizen, stay informed about the latest advances in earthquake science and monitoring through our comprehensive coverage.

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