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Terrifying 'doublet' earthquakes add to California's seismic dangers. Venezuela shows the risks

While less known to the general public, doublet earthquakes have long been studied by seismologists.

What's a 'doublet' earthquake? Science behind Venezuela’s strongest quake in over a century

Venezuela’s Powerful Earthquakes Were a Rare ‘Seismic Doublet’

The country was hit hard by a pair of quakes that happened in quick succession and were likely driven by stress being transferred from one part of the fault that runs through the c...

Volcano Watch: What caused the major shake-up May 22 on the Big Island?

The base of Mauna Loa sitting on top of the old oceanic crust is only 6 miles below sea level, so the major magnitude-6.0 earthquake the night of Friday, May 22, happened deeper th...

Volcano Watch: What caused the major shake-up May 22 on the Big Island?

The base of Mauna Loa sitting on top of the old oceanic crust is only 6 miles below sea level, so the major magnitude-6.0 earthquake the night of Friday, May 22, happened deeper th...

What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different

It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex...

The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a 'doublet.' Here's what to know about them

The doublet occurred where the Caribbean plate, located north of Venezuela, moves eastward relative to the South American plate at an average rate of 0.79 inches a year.

The Philippines earthquake is the largest this year, but it could’ve been bigger—here’s why

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

Venezuela earthquake: Staggering destruction signals urgent warning for California

Scientists say Caracas' seismic risk mirrors that of Los Angeles and San Francisco, where older non-ductile concrete, soft-story and brick buildings are also at risk.

A Seismic Wave from the 2011 Japan 9.0 Earthquake Shifted the Entire Country — Now We Know Why

Learn how a seismic wave from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake reactivated plate boundaries beneath Japan and exposed a new earthquake hazard.

What to know about ‘doublet' earthquakes like the destructive pair that hit Venezuela

The second earthquake that hit Venezuela on Wednesday started rumbling before the first had even concluded. Their onsets were separated by just 39 seconds. The U.S. Geological...

Earthquake Researchers Discover Dangerous Stress Levels Building Beneath Southern California

Scientists modeled a millennium of earthquake history and found unusually high stress accumulating along major Southern California faults. For more than 150 years, Southern Califor...

Venezuela’s ‘unusual’ quakes 39 seconds apart could mirror Kaikōura’s 2016 rupture

Scientists say the unusual back-to-back earthquakes could later be reclassified as a single complex rupture as more data becomes available.

Hidden Earthquake Threat: Oregon’s Fault May Be Closer to the Surface Than Scientists Thought

A new study suggests northern Oregon could experience stronger shaking during a major Cascadia earthquake than earlier models predicted. A new analysis of the Juan de Fuca tectonic...

Before Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned tall buildings could collapse atop soft soil

For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela's buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they warned, was the prevalence of tall concrete buildings a...

'Critically stressed' US earthquake fault reaches 1,000-year pressure peak

The volatile seismic zone along the roughly 750-mile (1,200-km) San Andreas Fault and the smaller San Jacinto Fault are now "crit...

Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes saw buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon.

'Earthquake time bomb': Why back-to-back quakes in Venezuela aren't uncommon

Back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Thursday, killing more than 150 people. Seismic expert Dr. Ellen Prager explains the science behind the quakes and why Venezuela sits i...

'Earthquake time bomb': Why back-to-back quakes in Venezuela aren't uncommon

Back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Thursday, killing more than 150 people. Seismic expert Dr. Ellen Prager explains the science behind the quakes and why Venezuela sits i...

Back-to-back powerful earthquakes slam Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas

The quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.

Off the news: Scientists probe 6.0-magnitude temblor

The 6.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Hawaii island on May 22 wasn’t caused by volcanic activity, as Hawaii’s quakes more often are, but by a tectonic plate flexing under the isl...

'Critically stressed' US earthquake fault reaches 1,000-year pressure peak

The volatile seismic zone along the roughly 750-mile (1,200-km) San Andreas Fault and the smaller San Jacinto Fault are now "crit...

Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event...

Venezuelan quakes were strongest in 100 years, Causes extensive damage reported

According to a report from CNN, a pair of powerful earthquakes struck near Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, triggering building collapses in the capital of C...