US stock market jumps sharply today as Dow Jones reclaims 50,000 — Why the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are all in green after U.S.-China trade summit boostUS stock market jumps sharply today as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rally on renewed optimism from the U.S.-China trade summit and boo...
14 May, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
Tsunami warning issued after powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off JapanA powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake off Japan's northeast coast triggered tsunami warnings, with waves potentially reaching 3 meters. Evacu...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
The Giant Beneath Yellowstone: What New Seismic Maps Just UncoveredYellowstone's powerful volcanic system lies beneath a peaceful landscape. Recent seismic mapping shows its magma reservoir is like a sponge...
02 Mar, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
New study shows Alaska could get up to two minutes’ warning before major earthquakesA new study suggests Alaska could gain up to two minutes of warning before major earthquakes with an enhanced early warning system. The sys...
09 Aug, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
Earth shook for 9 days due to Greenland landslide, study finds shocking detailsA new study has found that a landslide in Greenland, triggered by glacier melting due to climate change, caused an earthquake that sent vib...
13 Sep, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Swift Quake: Taylor Swift's Eras concert in Seattle caused seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 2.3 earthquakeSwift's popularity and influence have made her concerts a seismic event, comparable to other notable performances recorded by seismometers....
29 Jul, 2023, 09.06 PM IST
NCS conducting geophysical and geological surveys to study earthquakes in Delhi-NCR: MoESDelhi experienced four small earthquakes during April - August 2020, with the first event of magnitude 3.5 on April 12 in the northeastern ...
05 Jan, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
Foreshocks, swarms caused recent earthquakes in India, says Geological Survey of India officialDr Sandip Som, the deputy director general of GSI, also said that foreshocks -- mild tremor preceding earthquakes -- or swarm activities --...
04 Oct, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Feeling more quakes in NCR recently? It’s just the quiet during lockdownIndia has installed more quake-detection equipment, which can capture small seismic activity that went undetected earlier. Reports of tremo...
05 Jun, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
COVID-19 lockdowns didn't make Earth shake less, but improved quake detection, scientists saySeismic noise is a relatively persistent vibration of the ground that is usually an unwanted component of signals recorded by seismometers,...
07 Apr, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
Undersea telecom cables can be used as earthquake monitoring networks: StudyThe researchers, including those from the University of California (UC) Berkeley in the US, recorded a 3.5 magnitude earthquake, and seismi...
29 Nov, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
New software helps detect illicit nuclear weapon testsWhen North Korea conducted its recent nuclear weapon test, the blast had been detected by a global seismic sensing network operated by the ...
01 Feb, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
ISR to set up 50 new seismic stations for earthquake analysisThese new seismic stations will have two major components-- Strong Motion Accelerograph (SMA) and another is Broadband Seismometer (BBS), s...
01 Feb, 2016, 09.59 AM IST
Delhi Metro absolutely safe for carrying passengers: DMRCDMRC today said all its structures are designed according to set guidelines to ensure safety during earthquakes.
26 Jun, 2013, 10.27 PM IST
Research programme to study earthquake precursors: President Pranab MukherjeeGeologists are working towards setting up a mini-lab eight km underground near the seismically active Koyna region in Maharashtra.
21 Feb, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
- India steps up R&D to monitor earthquake precursors: IMD
India is stepping up its research capapilties to pick up early signals of an impending earthquake by setting up an network of observatories.
20 Sep, 2011, 04.42 PM IST
- Narora Atomic plant can withstand quakes: NPCIL
With Japan's deadly quake raising questions over safety of nuclear reactors worldwide, the state-run nuclear operator today allayed any fea...
17 Mar, 2011, 02.44 PM IST