The impact of an earthquake on people and property depends not only on the earthquake's characteristics like magnitude and ...

Machine learning is expanding scientists’ catalogs of quakes and refining maps of underground faults. It also promises to ...

NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- The second anniversary of the Napa Valley Earthquake is next week and scientists are still trying to learn as much as they can about a quake that was much more destructive than ...

Many of the world’s largest and most devastating earthquakes strike beneath the ocean, where the lack of sensors makes quick warnings difficult. Most monitoring stations are on land. “If we have a big ...

In a warehouse near the University of Oregon campus, Dylan Whitney is looking for materials to take on a hike. But his packing list doesn’t resemble what a person might typically bring along for a day ...

The technology used to measure and monitor earthquakes has remained largely unchanged over the past century, but a breakthrough from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory utilizing telecommunication ...

Seismometers picked up the ferocious winds and waves of Hurricane Melissa, showing how the tools can be used to better ...

Hurricane Melissa will go down as one of the worst hurricanes ever in the Atlantic Ocean, with the hurricane reaching a ...

An earthquake can happen at any moment, so it’s best to know what to do wherever you are. The advice from The Great Washington ShakeOut is to drop, cover, and hold on. DROP where you are, onto your ...

Electrical equipment housed within auxiliary buildings of nuclear power plants—such as control panels, transformers, and ...

University of Nevada, Reno faculty can offer expertise regarding earthquakes, simulation, impacts on structures, tectonics and more. Email the University communications team to schedule an interview.