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Slow earthquakes occur continuously in the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone

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Seasonal rain and snow trigger small earthquakes on California faults

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Changing atmospheric conditions may contribute to stronger ocean waves in Antarctica

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Release of water shakes Pacific Plate at depth

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Scientists reconstruct formation of the southern Appalachians

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Study finds earthquakes can trigger near-instantaneous aftershocks on different faults

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2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep, weeks after main shock

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New analysis reveals large-scale motion around San Andreas Fault System

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UNC-Chapel Hill scientists find likely cause for recent Southeast US earthquakes

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Breaking the strongest link triggered Big Baja Earthquake

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Twin studies provide first explanations for boundary within Earth's mantle

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Free app empowers public to locate, recognize ancient fossils

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Scientists discover mechanism behind 'strange' earthquakes

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Computer models show significant tsunami strength for Ventura and Oxnard, Calif.

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Scientists see deeper Yellowstone magma

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New view of Rainier's volcanic plumbing

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Research finds human impact may cause Sierra Nevada to rise, increase seismicity of San Andreas Fault

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California mountains rise as groundwater depleted in state's Central Valley

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Scientists calculate friction of Japan's 9.0 earthquake in 2011

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Molten magma can survive in upper crust for hundreds of millennia

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Superstorm Sandy Shook the U.S.

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Rapid Sierra Nevada Uplift Tracked by Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno

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Evidence for a Geologic Trigger of the Cambrian Explosion

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Copper Chains: Study Reveals Earth's Deep-seated Hold on Copper

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3-D Laser Map Shows Earthquake Before and After

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Study of Soil Effects From March 11 Japan Earthquake Could Improve Building Design

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Scientists Find Increase in Microearthquakes After Chilean Quake

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North American Continent is a Layer Cake, Scientists Discover

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Flow in Earth's Mantle Moves Mountains

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