Topic
Earthquakes
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Machine learning picks out hidden vibrations from earthquake data
Technique may help scientists more accurately map vast underground geologic structures.
February 28, 2020 -
Targeted, crowdsourced aid for Mexican earthquake victims
MIT team’s online platform links those who need aid with those who can help. (Este artículo está disponible en español.)
September 24, 2017 -
Using energy-based designs to enhance earthquake hazard resistance
International workshop funded by new MISTI Global Seed Fund showcases the potential of energy-based structural analysis and sensing.
August 10, 2017 -
2014 Napa earthquake continued to creep, weeks after main shock
Continuing seismic activity could pose additional hazards to infrastructure.
August 19, 2016 -
MIT community galvanizes support for earthquake relief efforts
Community members are working on fundraising efforts in the wake of recent quakes in Ecuador and Japan.
April 25, 2016 -
Triggered earthquakes give insight into changes below Earth’s surface
Quakes can change elastic properties of the Earth’s crust up to 6,000 kilometers away.
October 20, 2015 -
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
October 8, 2015 -
Help rebuild an MIT-inspired school destroyed by Nepal’s earthquakes
The Bloom Nepal School, founded on MIT's "mens-et-manus" ethos, was destroyed by the Nepal earthquakes. Learn how you can help the school rebuild.
June 12, 2015 -
Students raise donations and awareness after Nepal earthquake
The Nepali Students Association at MIT has raised more than $26,000 to support relief for last month's earthquake in Nepal.
May 6, 2015 -
Preparing Boston for the "big one"
MIT-SUTD postdoctoral fellow Ornella Iuorio explores structural retrofits to improve earthquake preparedness in Boston’s Back Bay.
March 24, 2015 -
Seismic gap may be filled by an earthquake near Istanbul
After tracking seismic shifts, researchers say a major quake may occur off the coast of Istanbul.
September 11, 2014 -
Researchers use ocean waves to predict seismic shaking in Southern California
Results show a rupture of the San Andreas Fault could generate three times more shaking in Los Angeles than surrounding regions.
January 23, 2014 -
Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes
Researchers find immense heating at high pressures helps spread intermediate-depth quakes.
December 23, 2013 -
Photo finish: Sloanies team up to create Bounce Imaging
Low-cost camera targeted for first responders, military
November 21, 2012 -
Researchers find building seismic strain in Azerbaijan
Deformation caused by colliding tectonic plates may threaten Azerbaijani capital, oil supplies to Europe.
June 14, 2012 -
MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative focuses on reconstruction
A series of focused efforts in disaster resiliency
May 23, 2012 -
Confronting global disasters from afar
Creative responses to devastation
April 23, 2012 -
MIT Japan 3.11 Initiative receives grant
Project prepares for year two in its response to Japan's disaster.
March 9, 2012 -
Robert Whitman, longtime CEE professor, dies at 84
World-renowned geotechnical engineer and earthquake expert worked at MIT for more than 40 years.
March 1, 2012 -
Learning the lessons of Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear meltdowns provide valuable lessons for the design of future nuclear powerplants.
August 23, 2011