In a study appearing in Science Advances, the researchers report that episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan.

A new theory suggests that heavy snowfall could be a factor in triggering swarms of earthquakes — evidence that what’s happening on and above the Earth’s surface may play a role in events ...

When scientists look for an earthquake’s cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it’s the collision of tectonic plates and the movement ...

Episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan, researchers find. Their study shows climate conditions could ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Since late 2020, the northeastern region of Japan’s Noto Peninsula has been shaken by a relentless barrage of earthquakes, occurring at an astonishing rate 10 times higher than the ...

When scientists look for an earthquake’s cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it’s the collision of tectonic plates and the movement of ...

When scientists look for an earthquake's cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it's the collision of tectonic plates and the movement of ...

The latest study focused on a series of continuing earthquakes on the Noto Peninsula. According to the findings, the seismic activity in the region is unexpectedly linked to changes in subterranean ...

When scientists look for an earthquake’s cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it’s the collision of tectonic plates and the movement of ...

Sitting on top of four major tectonic plates, Japan is one of the countries most at risk of earthquakes. That fact was ...