earthquakes

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Appeared in the June 25, 2026, print edition as 'Two Earthquakes Strike Venezuelan Capital'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Earthquakes at intermediate depths, including the Calama event, were long believed to be triggered mainly by a process known as "dehydration embrittlement."

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Earthquakes along the Nankai Trough have already been responsible for thousands of deaths.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Earthquakes are common in the country, particularly along the Hindu Kush mountain range, near where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates meet.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Earthquakes happen all the time, he reminded himself.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis