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Earthquakes, volcanoes and movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates influence coral diversity patterns more than short-term environmental changes, a new study by Australian researchers has found. The study…
The earth’s core spins at a different speed to the outer layer, new research from the Australian National University has…
Two recent peer reviewed studies on opposite sides of the globe have shed light on how monitoring of earthquakes and determining greenhouse gas emissions from the coal seam gas (CSG) industry may be connected…
Some earthquake zones may act as focus points for tsunamis, causing more destruction than expected. Researchers with the…
Last Friday marked two years since the earthquake which devastated the Christchurch CBD, and caused the death of over 180 people. The quake destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes and businesses…
A magnitude 8 earthquake that struck today off the Solomon Islands is not a risk to Australia, but has destroyed three villages in the region and resulted in a tsunami with early reports of some deaths…
The areas most likely to have a serious earthquake have been located with greater accuracy than ever before. Researchers…
The decision of an Italian Court to convict six scientists and one government official of manslaughter for the failure to predict the magnitude of a devastating earthquake in L’Aquila in central Italy…
You’ll know by now that six scientists and a government official have been found guilty of manslaughter (as reported yesterday) and sentenced to six years in prison for how they assessed and communicated…
Six Italian scientists and one governmental official were found guilty of manslaughter on Monday for underestimating the risk of a deadly 2009 earthquake. The quake struck the medieval Italian town of…
Researchers worldwide have condemned an Italian court’s judgement that six scientists and a government official are guilty of manslaughter for underestimating the risk of an earthquake accurately. The…
Earthquakes that took place every 25 minutes for a year in an Antarctic ice sheet have enhanced researchers’ understanding…
This week’s 5.3 magnitude earthquake that struck near Moe in Victoria’s brown-coal mining region of the La Trobe Valley brings to mind the 5.6 magnitude quake of 1989 in another coal-mining heartland…
Just before 9pm last night (AEST) a magnitude-5.4 earthquake (initially measured as magnitude-5.3) rocked Victoria. The quake did minimal damage to property and no injuries have been reported, but it reminded…
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake that shook the Latrobe Valley just before 9pm last night was one of the most severe to hit Victoria in the past century, seismologists said. The earthquake, which had its epicentre…
Defects in rocks below the earth’s surface have a substantial effect on the transmission of seismic waves, including those…
The earthquake that struck roughly 400km off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday reminded us all that our planet hasn’t gone to sleep. Big earthquakes can happen at any time and often have severe consequences…
The massive but largely benign earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday left millions in Aceh reliving the nightmare that engulfed them on Boxing Day 2004. On that day, a similarly large earthquake…
The magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku-Oki earthquake of March 11 last year was the largest earthquake in Japan’s modern history. In fact, it was the fourth-largest earthquake anywhere in the world since 1900. The earthquake…
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Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Fellow in Structural Geology and Tectonics, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research, PANGEA Research Centre, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Geophysics, Durham University
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Professor, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
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Pro-Vice Chancellor: Global and Sustainability, Newcastle University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University
