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These bizarre lights in the sky hint at a way to predict earthquakes

Semi-mythical "earthquake lights" may be accompanied by changes to Earth's magnetic field. Now researchers say these changes could be used to forecast major tremors

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Earthquake lights taken over Mt. Kimyo, Japan in 1968.

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Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes

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Two major earthquakes cause devastation across Turkey and Syria

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TOPSHOT - People search for survivors in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. - At least 284 people died in Turkey and more than 2,300 people were injured in one of Turkey's biggest quakes in at least a century, as search and rescue work continue in several major cities. (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP) (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Earthquakes suggest Earth's core has started spinning more slowly

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Avalanches may be caused by earthquake-like shifts in snow

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/Shutterstock (12997162o) Man stands among destruction after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, . A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes in the country's deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported Earthquake, Gayan, Afghanistan - 23 Jun 2022

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More than 950 killed in magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Afghanistan

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An aerial view taken on October 31, 2020, in Izmir shows Rescue workers searching for survivors in a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. - A powerful earthquake hit Turkey and Greece on October 30, killing at least 26 people, levelling buildings and creating a sea surge that flooded streets near the Turkish resort city of Izmir. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Quantum communication system could detect earthquakes

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AI strips out city noise to improve earthquake monitoring systems

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Ancient Chilean tsunami scared local people away for 1000 years

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Japan 2011 earthquake and tsunami linked to increased risk of dementia

People aged 65 years or over who lost their homes in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami typically saw an increase in their rate of cognitive decline

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Melbourne rocked by Victoria's biggest earthquake on record

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Earthquakes in Taiwan are linked to seasonal changes in water levels

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Google uses underwater fibre-optic cable to detect earthquakes

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Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth’s crust

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