Science News for Kids » earthquakes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ahead of the wave http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:55:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15632 Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters

Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities ]]> Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters

Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/feed/ 0 Groundwater removal linked to quake http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:58:29 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14817 This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there]]> This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/feed/ 0 Earth’s big breakup http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:06:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14412 sumatra

Powerful motions beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a series of earthquakes near Sumatra]]> sumatra

Powerful motions beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a series of earthquakes near Sumatra]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/feed/ 0 Fracking fuels energy debate http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/fracking-fuels-energy-debate-and-controversy/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/fracking-fuels-energy-debate-and-controversy/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:10:02 +0000 Erica Gies http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13315 This site has been drilled and fractured and is now producing gas. Credit: ANGA

The hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of deep shale deposits is unearthing a lot of natural gas — and controversy]]> This site has been drilled and fractured and is now producing gas. Credit: ANGA

The hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of deep shale deposits is unearthing a lot of natural gas — and controversy]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/fracking-fuels-energy-debate-and-controversy/feed/ 0