This article is about the natural seismic phenomenom. For the wrestler nicknamed "Earthquake" see John Tenta.

An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy that radiates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displacement of the ground and sometimes tsunamis, which may lead to loss of life and destruction of property.

Earthquakes may occur naturally or as a result of human activities. In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans—that generates seismic waves.

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Smallest planet shrinks in size
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:42:10 -0000
The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show.
Sulston argues for open medicine
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:06:06 -0000
Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says medical profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients.
Badger cull proposals 'rejected'
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:30:10 -0000
The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.

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Study suggests serotonin plays a role in SIDS
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:22:00 -0700
Mercury is shrinking, NASA craft finds; a cool clue: 'lobate scarps'
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700
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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

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Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency"
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:25:52 -0400
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site on Friday to try to rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasures from decades of neglect.
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:46:44 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:22:43 -0400
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities.

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UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked
By ARTHUR MAX Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:47:53 -0000
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Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:49:52 -0000
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites....
Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:04:10 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet....

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NOVA scienceNOW: Saving Hubble
NOVA Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500
Two teams of spacewalkers take on the risky mission of reviving the ailing Space Telescope.
NOVA scienceNOW: First Primates
NOVA Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500
Our most distant primate ancestors, which took the stage shortly after the dinosaurs left it, were tree-dwellers the size of mice.
NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
NOVA Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500
He jumped the fence from Mexico to work as a farmhand and ended up a leading brain surgeon.

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Microsoft After Gates. (And Bill After Microsoft.)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0000
The icon of the tech world will focus on philanthropy as the company he founded faces turbulent seas.
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Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0000
Bill Gates looks back at the road he and Microsoft have traveled, and at what's ahead for his foundation.

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At $9 per gallon, British driving habits change
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
As more people opt for fewer car trips, carpooling, and public transportation, environmentalists point out that high fuel prices are also leading to reduced carbon emissions.
Chinese pumpkin farmer cultivates political reform
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
From gourds to politics: Lu Banglie uses the legal system to protect farmers' rights.
Sonar enters the third dimension
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500
New style of 3-D sensors lets ships avoid hidden obstacles.

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Italy: Pompeii ruins in an emergency
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:09:18 -0400
ROME, July 4 (UPI) -- The Italian government declared a one-year state of emergency Friday at Pompeii, the city buried under volcanic ash more than 2,000 years ago.
Aborted badger cull angers farmers
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:10:58 -0400
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- British Environment Secretary Hilary Benn's decision not to cull badgers throughout the country could be disastrous, farming officials say.
Report: Canada safest from climate change
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:53:49 -0400
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- A British consultancy group has concluded Canada is the safest place to survive global climate change, while the Comoros Islands is least equipped.

 

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