Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in ...

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Locals reported hearing a 'huge roar' before the tremors arrived, waking residents up during the early hours. It is the ...

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

Use this map to explore coverage of the Italian earthquake in video, audio, pictures and text. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy on Monday brought death and destruction to many small ...

Use this map to explore coverage of the Italian earthquake in video, audio, pictures and text. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy on Monday brought death and destruction to many small ...