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NASA experts used satellite data to map the ground displacement caused by the two major earthquakes that struck Southern California on July 4 and 5, 2019.

2 SoCal Earthquakes Warped the Ground for Miles. And It's Visible from Space.

By Elizabeth Howell published

Japanese satellite shows where the ground was broken up and even sliced open during the twin earthquakes near Ridgecrest.

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Highway workers repair a hole that opened up after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked an area near Ridgecrest, California on July 5, 2019.

SoCal Has An 8% Chance of Another Huge Quake This Week

By Stephanie Pappas published

Even so, the chance of big quakes near Ridgecrest, California, decreases with time.

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The San Andreas fault system is more than 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) long, and as deep as 10 miles (16 km) in some spots.

Could Massive SoCal Earthquakes Trigger the 'Big One' on the San Andreas Fault?

By Tia Ghose, Jeanna Bryner published

It's possible that the recent quakes could be the straw that broke the camel's back for the San Andreas Fault, which is way overdue for a major rupture.

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Tiny Earthquakes Shake Southern California Every 3 Minutes

By Stephanie Pappas published

Scientists discover 1.8 million previously undetected earthquakes in the Golden State.

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An illustration shows the gas giant orbiting close to a star will starquakes similar to those found in our own sun.

Starquakes Rock Alien Sun, Revealing Details of a 'Hot Saturn'

By Rafi Letzter published

NASA's TESS mission has, for the first time, detected a planet orbiting a star with visible starquakes.

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A Google satellite map shows where the 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck off Japan.

A Single Earthquake Can Move Millions of Tons of Carbon into Earth's Deepest Trenches

By Brandon Specktor published

Earthquakes may be dumping millions of tons of carbon into the Earth's deepest cracks. And scientists aren't sure what that means.

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These 7 Expeditions Could Reveal Some of Earth's Biggest Secrets in 2019

By Adam Mann published

What new mysteries will scientists unravel about Earth in 2019?

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10 Ways Earth Changed Forever in 2018

By Laura Geggel published

Earth is always changing, and 2018 — a year filled with hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes — was no exception.

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In this aerial image, self-defense force members extinguish fire in debris after the tsunami triggered by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Okushiri Island on July 13, 1993.

The Weird Reason 'Tsunami Fires' Broke Out After Japan Earthquake

By Mindy Weisberger published

Here's why the ocean appeared white and bubbling after a tsunami hit Okushiri Island.

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A seismic recording device on Mayotte was the first to detect the hum, though not the first one people noticed. Mark Tingay (@CriticalStress_) processed the data to create this image.

This Strange Hum Circled the Whole World. But Nobody Heard It.

By Rafi Letzter published

There was a seismic hum that nobody could hear, and scientists still aren't sure what caused it.

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