Geophysics
LOS ANGELES - The deadly tsunami that pounded several South Pacific islands last year was spawned by not one but two monstrous earthquakes, surprising new research reveals.
The devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in January was unleashed by a previously undetected fault line - not the well-known one scientists initially blamed, according to an analysis of new data.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A series of strong aftershocks in Alaska's Aleutian Islands region Sunday followed a powerful earthquake that shook the remote area, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A powerful earthquake shook a remote Aleutian Island region of Alaska late Saturday, but there were no reports of damage or injury and no threat of a tsunami, officials said.
WASHINGTON - Earthquakes are so rare in the Washington area that even a geology student wasn't quite sure what was going on when a minor one hit early Friday.
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