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Massive Coral Death Attributed To Earthquake (April 16, 2007) -- Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world's greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on March 28, ... > full story

Wireless Sensors Limit Earthquake Damage (April 16, 2007) -- An earthquake engineer has successfully performed the first test of wireless sensors in the simulated structural control of a model laboratory ... > full story

Volcanic Arc Evolution: Seismologists Discover Complex Structure In Tonga Mantle Wedge (April 13, 2007) -- The subduction zones where oceanic plates sink beneath the continents produce volcanic arcs such as those that make up the "rim of fire" around the Pacific Ocean. Although geologists have a pretty ... > full story

Virtual Research On Earthquake Resistant Structures (April 12, 2007) -- The powerful earthquake struck suddenly, shaking the seven-story building so hard it bent, cracked and swayed in ... > full story

NASA Data Show Earthquakes May Quickly Boost Regional Volcanoes (April 12, 2007) -- Scientists using NASA satellite data have found strong evidence that a major earthquake can lead to a nearly immediate increase in regional volcanic ... > full story

Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary: Now In High Resolution Images (April 7, 2007) -- High-resolution images can now be used to reveal unexpected details of the Earth's internal structure. Researchers adapted technology developed for near-surface exploration of reservoirs of oil and ... > full story

Media Bias Distorts Details Of Past Earthquakes (April 5, 2007) -- The story of some violent historic earthquakes may need to be revisited, according to a new study. Seismologists rely on written accounts, mostly local newspaper articles, to judge how strongly the ... > full story

Technology Designed To Increase Effectiveness Of Tsunami Warning Systems (April 3, 2007) -- University of Nevada faculty members combine seismology expertise with development of GPS software in the "race against time" in detecting ... > full story

Deep-diving West Coast Plate May Have Triggered Massive Central U.S. Quake (March 29, 2007) -- Scientists studying extraordinary earthquakes in the central U.S. in 1811-12 along the New Madrid seismic zone have revealed a possible new driving mechanism for intraplate ... > full story

Modeling Faults: Predicting Earthquakes (March 26, 2007) -- Factoring in crustal strength changes along the San Andreas Fault would improve the predictive models that researchers use to understand the likelihood and intensity of earthquakes there. That's the ... > full story

The Next Great Earthquake (March 23, 2007) -- The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such ... > full story

Tonga Quake Not Conducive To Tsunami (March 15, 2007) -- Seismologists at Washington University in St. Louis and their colleagues in Australia, Japan and Tonga have determined why a large earthquake in Tonga did not cause a large tsunami. A tsunami warning ... > full story

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