Earthquakes
It seems like Los Angeles is always on the earthquake watch. New findings have now lead scientists to predict when they think the next "big one" will hit.
Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has had thousands of small earthquakes over the last few days, leading meteorologists to think that it may be a prelude to a possible eruption.
If it's not one thing, it's another. Scientists have now pinpointed another cause of global warming: earthquakes that that shake up the seabed.
A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 156 people and injuring about 5,500 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck about 55 miles southeast of Bandar Bushehr, Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface at 7:52 a.m. EST, with a 5.4-magnitude aftershock hitting 13 minutes later.
On Thursday afternoon, a strong earthquake shook Vanuatu, a small South Pacific island. However, officials report that there was no major damage or causalities.
A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala killed at least 48 people and trapped others under rubble on Wednesday, crushing homes and cars, destroying roads and forcing evacuations as far away as Mexico City.
Five Italian officials have resigned in protest over the convictions of seven Italian scientists on manslaughter charges.
The earthquake, which occurred in southwestern Colombia, stuck on Sunday at 11:31 a.m. local time.
Over three hundred aftershocks have hit Imperial County, Calif. after two moderate earthquakes on Sunday.
