earthquake

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The song that illuminated the path back home was Euphoria, an absolute earthquake of self belief, where Ridings screams with "the rage in my heart as red as my hair".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

This earthquake was triggered by a strike-slip fault, where two large sections of the Earth's crust move horizontally past each other along a vertical fracture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

After the 6.7 Northridge earthquake in 1994, seismic retrofitting became a rule for many buildings, not an option.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The gaping holes torn in a road to Mandalay by last year's devastating earthquake have been filled in, and the route in northern Myanmar partly resurfaced.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“There is no question,” continued Malone, “that this earthquake is located directly under the volcano, slightly to the north of the summit, and at a very shallow depth!”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone