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Get information on M6.4 Petrinja (Croatia) earthquake in 2020, which caused a lot of damage, in this Quantectum’s technical report.
Which approach is used by Quantectum to forecast earthquakes? Read about it in this blog and get to understand us better.
In 2020, Quantectum developed a new Multi-ensemble Earthquake Forecasting Model to forecast earthquakes worldwide. Find out what it is here.
Data assimilation is a technique that provides the Quantectum seismic models with the best starting values for every time they run.
In this blog you can read about the new way of observing the tectonic waves that Quantectum uses for reliable earthquake forecasting.
For more than a century, scientists wondered what happens before large earthquakes. Are there any precursors? We give you the answer.
In the second part of the earthquake origin myths check out the most famous myths from Japan, Scandinavia, Fiji, Siberian Kamchatka, and Africa.
Check out the most famous earthquake myths from Greece, New Zealand, Aztec culture, India, and China.
As there are earthquakes that occur on Earth, there are also moonquakes occurring on the Moon and even marsquakes occurring on the Mars.
Switzerland – a beautiful country located in the heart of Europe geographically divided among the Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura mountains.
Among natural hazards, geophysical hazards are one of the most common as well as one of the most life-endangering ones.
The largest earthquakes in Slovenia occurred in 1511 in Idria and in 1998 in Zgornje Posočje.
In Italy, earthquakes can strike nearly anywhere as almost the whole Italian peninsula forms one giant earthquake-prone zone.
Did you know that shallow earthquakes tend to be more damaging than deeper ones?
In Turkey, earthquakes occur often and can leave a lot of damage. Let's see at four most devastating.
Due to being located on various tectonic plates Turkey is highly susceptible for earthquakes.
Delhi falls under the fourth-highest seismic zone, which makes it vulnerable to earthquakes. What about New Delhi?
India loses US$ 9.8 billion every year due to multi-hazard disasters, as 58.6% of its land is prone to earthquakes.
We collected five very interesting and unique facts about earthquakes that you are welcome to check out.
Europe isn’t well known for intense seismic activity, but large earthquakes do occur there. Check out our blog to see where.
Earthquakes usually occur due to the sudden breaking of underground rocks and the consequent rapid movement along a fault.
Afghanistan is highly prone to strong earthquakes that cause a lot of fatalities and damage.
Every year, thousands of earthquakes hit Europe. Some are not even felt, some cause big damage.
Indonesia is a seismically very active country with many earthquakes that cause great damage.
Nepal ranks 11th in terms of global risk for earthquake occurrence and impact.
Fiji is an island country located on the Pacific Ring of Fire making it exposed to earthquakes and tsunamis.
Seismically speaking, China is a very active country, especially in its western part. Read more about it in our new blog post.
Which are the world's seismically most active zones and countries? Which country experiences the most fatalities due to earthquakes?
The beginning and the middle of the 20th century have presented seismology with important discoveries and inventions. Read more here.
Transforming seismology to having a large (and mathematical) component concerned with the wave propagation within the Earth.
The world of Earth science in the 19th century came at the forefront of the »new seismology«. Find out more about it here.
Let’s dive into the history of seismology and find out how it all started: with a bang and the movement of tectonic plates.
The year 2021 was a very active year for global seismicity and was even the most seismically active since 2007. Read about it here.