Tagged: earthquake

8.2-magnitude earthquake According to the USGS Alaska Earthquake Center, an 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Wednesday, July 28, 2021. It struck at 10:15 p.m. local time Wednesday (6:15 UTC on July 29). An 8.2-magnitude quake is a very powerful earthquake. This one...

Ever since NASA’s InSight mission placed its dome-shaped seismometer onto the dusty Martian surface in December, hopes were high that the robotic lander would quickly detect its first Martian quake, or “marsquake.” Well, the wait is finally over – the mission’s Seismic Experiment for Interior...

In dramatic action movies, we sometimes see how a huge earthquake destroys entire country. Whole countries sink beneath the ocean and mountains appear from the bottom of the sea. How realistic is this devastating scenario? Could a mega earthquake really sink a whole country? Could...