An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Friday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said, adding no tsunami alert was issued.
A new study reveals that brutal cosmic rays from Supernovae could be the reason behind at least one mass extinction event. According to the researchers, finding certain radioactive isotopes in Earth's rock record could confirm this scenario.
At roughly 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) across, asteroid 2020 QG is very small by asteroid standards: If it had actually been on an impact trajectory, it would likely have become a fireball as it broke up in Earth's atmosphere, which happens several times a year.
The protective magnetic field around Earth is in the process of splitting into two, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has discovered. This small but evolving dent in the magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
Humans have always been curious to know how and when the world will come to an end. Interestingly, theoretical physicist Matt Caplan has predicted when the universe will come to its end.
An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's western Bengkulu province on Wednesday, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Afghanistan Tajikistan border. The region bear proximity to Jammu and Kashmir.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Masbate province in the Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said.
An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude having its epicentre 28 km south-south-east of Jamnagar was felt at 1.38 pm, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) in Gandhinagar said.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 was recorded in Gujarat's Saurashtra region on Saturday evening with its epicenter near Lalpur in Jamnagar district, officials said.
An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude with epicentre near Koyna dam in Maharashtra's Satara district was recorded on Saturday morning, officials said.
For the first time, scientists have detected an extremely rare 'boomerang earthquake' under the Atlantic Ocean near the equator. According to the scientists, the boomerang earthquake is also known as a "back-propagating supershear rupture", is the fracture that travels away from the initial crack before returning to it at even faster speeds.
According to the online survey, five out of ten respondents in Delhi said that earthquakes have made them anxious to think about buying home insurance.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Eastern Xizang-India Border Region today at 2:20 pm.
An earthquake hit Berhampur in Odisha Saturday morning. The tremors, measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale, struck 73 kilometers West South-West (WSW) of Berhampur at 7.10 am.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred in Sonitpur on Saturday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck at 5:26 am today.
An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 occurred in Haryana early on Thursday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 1:50 am today.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred in Manipur's Churachandpur on Tuesday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 05:52 am.
A low-intensity earthquake hit the southern region of Gujarat on Monday. The magnitude of the quake was 3.3 on the Richter scale.
Some researchers believed the event - which cooled the Earth by about 3 degrees Centigrade, a huge amount - was caused by an extraterrestrial impact with the Earth, such as a meteor collision.
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