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![A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Fxc5MobhSzPPXh45YtoJg-320-80.jpg)
Haiti earthquake death toll soars to more than 1,200
By Tia Ghose published
Extensive damage and high casualties are being reported.
![The 2,800-year-old earthquake was so severe that it was mentioned in the bible, archaeologists say.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rMrHZFvGduC4kAFTMR5dwg-320-80.jpg)
Possible evidence for biblical earthquake found in City of David
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists have found evidence of an earthquake that hit the City of David in Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago and that could be a major event described in the Hebrew Bible.
![Norris Geyser Basin at sunset](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LWvbRWKgx74h9MeH24sofG-320-80.jpg)
More than 1,000 earthquakes swarmed Yellowstone Park last month. Is 'the big one' nearing?
By Brandon Specktor published
At least 1,008 earthquakes swarmed Yellowstone National Park in July 2021, the most in a single month since June 2017.
![Highway workers repair a hole that opened in the road as a result of the July 5, 2019 earthquake in Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Los Angeles.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N48Ldiq2rWwDCzW2bjooqX-320-80.jpg)
Earthquake early warning system uses AI to predict shaking
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new deep-learning approach to predict earthquake shaking could lead to better warnings of where and when shaking will occur.
![cascadia subduction zone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHZeb3czdqcozVXZwdTjW7-320-80.jpg)
Was a humongous Cascadia earthquake just one of many?
By Stephanie Pappas published
An earthquake of approximately magnitude 9 in 1700 in Cascadia could have instead been three or four slightly smaller, but still devastating, quakes.
![Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has been shaken by more than 20,000 earthquakes this week. Scientists expect an imminent volcanic eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvYq2fmMpjAutRQTYDDj9F-320-80.jpg)
Swarm of 20,000 earthquakes could make Iceland's volcanoes erupt
By Brandon Specktor published
A swarm of more than 20,000 earthquakes has rattled southern Iceland this week, and geologists suspect a volcanic eruption is on the way.
![A powerful earthquake strikes near Turkey's city of Izmir, collapsing buildings and killing at least 14 people. Search and rescue efforts are underway to look for survivors in the rubble.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZiyRLE9JKZp3A95BsTV47-320-80.jpg)
Powerful earthquake strikes off Turkey's coast, killing at least 14
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The earthquake caused the collapse of nearly 20 buildings in the city of Izmir. Search and rescue efforts are underway beneath the rubble.
![Portland lies near the Cascadia Subduction zone, where the Juan de Fuca plate is diving beneath the North American plate. The Gales Creek fault, which is a forearc fault between the spot where the plates meet and a chain of volcanoes that links it to the subduction zone, could rupture with a major earthquake, the new study finds.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5qTa4pCNykaKbhv7UEzfpn-320-80.jpg)
Fault near Portland could unleash a major earthquake
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Gales Creek Fault in northwest Oregon has set off some temblors before recorded history.
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