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Earthquake Pictures

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These earthquake pictures show building damage, road buckling and fault lines exposed from earthquakes. Click through our gallery of earthquake pictures.

How Earthquakes Work

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An earthquake is one of the most terrifying phenomena that nature can dish up. We generally think of the ground we stand on as "rock-solid" and completely stable. An earthquake can shatter that perception instantly, and often with extreme violence.

How to Survive an Earthquake

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How to survive an earthquake is outlined in this article from HowStuffWorks. Find out how to survive an earthquake.

Can Earthquakes Be Predicted?

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Are earthquakes predictable, or will we always be surprised when they occur? Learn about predicting earthquakes in this article.

What if a plane landed in San Francisco at the same time there was a big earthquake?

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If a plane landed in an earthquake an number of things could happen. Find out what would happen if a plane landed in an earthquake in San Francisco.

Will buildings ever be truly earthquake-proof?

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Most loss of life in earthquakes comes from people being trapped inside crumbling buildings. And engineers have come up with many techniques to lessen the structural damage. But is there a way to make a building completely earthquake-proof?

If you flew over an earthquake, would you feel the plane shake?

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Let's say a big one strikes the home planet. You, however, happen to be flying above the earthquake's epicenter when the natural disaster ripples through. Would you feel it?

How Earthquake-resistant Buildings Work

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Sometimes it seems as though Earth has been hitting the caffeine a little too hard, with all the shakes from earthquakes. So, how do structures stand strong amid all those quakes?

Could we harvest energy from earthquakes?

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Fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, supply the bulk of the world's energy demand. Wind, the sun and nuclear energy are ascending sources of power worldwide. Could we tap into the power from earthquakes?

12 of the Most Destructive Earthquakes

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Earthquakes and their resulting aftershocks can be devastatingly destructive. Earthquakes are caused when a fault in the Earth's crust slips, which releases energy waves in the ground. Find a list of 12 of the most destructive earthquakes in history.

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