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Introduction to the Interesting Science of Predicting Earthquakes

Earthquakes are one of the most common natural phenomena on our planet. It happens when there’s a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere, creating seismic waves. A branch of the science of seismology that is concerned with the specification of the location, time, and magnitude of future earthquakes within … Read more

The Great 2011 Tōhoku Quake

The Great 2011 Tōhoku Quake was a magnitude-9 earthquake that shook the area of northeastern Japan. It not only caused a lot of wreckage on its own, but also triggered a destructive tsunami. The effects of this earthquake were also apparent in several other parts of the world, even going to the … Read more