While deterministically predicting the time and location of earthquakes remains impossible,
earthquake forecasting models can provide estimates of the probabilities of earthquakes …

Aftershocks can compound the impacts of a major earthquake, disrupting recovery efforts
and potentially further damaging weakened buildings and infrastructure. Forecasts of the …

Online social networks (OSNs) have become a powerful tool to study collective human
responses to extreme events such as earthquakes. Most previous research concentrated on …

The topic of earthquake prediction has a long history, lit-tered with failed attempts. Part of the
challenge is that possible precursory signals are usually reported after the event, and the …

Abstract The M w 6.4 Southwest Puerto Rico Earthquake of 7 January 2020 was
accompanied by a robust fore‐and aftershock sequence. The US Geological Survey (USGS) …

The use of the LastQuake information system, its app, the associated Twitter account, and, to
a lesser extent, the EMSC's websites have been analyzed for the 7 days following the …

Globally, China is among the countries most severely affected by natural disasters.
Understanding the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of natural hazard events …

Misinformation spreads fast in times of crises, corroding public trust and causing further
harm to already vulnerable communities. In earthquake seismology, the most common …

Abstract The 2020 M w 5.8 Lone Pine earthquake, the largest earthquake on the Owens
Valley fault zone, eastern California, since the nineteenth century, ruptured an extensional …

Studies from a variety of disciplines reveal that humor can be a useful method to reduce
stress and increase compassion, connection, and empathy between agencies and people …