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Kamchatka earthquake highlights the advances in tsunami early warning systems
The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.

Artificial intelligence is proving a game changer in tracking the Santorini earthquake swarm
Scientists are harnessing the power of machine learning to help residents and tourists by detecting thousands of seismic events.

Twenty years on: the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Boxing Day 2024 marks 20 years since the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Prof David Tappin reflects on the disaster and discusses what we have learnt since 2004.

New hazard maps set to help safeguard UK offshore energy industry
Essential geological model detailing seismic hazard published as the pursuit of new renewable energy infrastructure intensifies.

Nearly three million people in Indonesia’s second city could be affected by an earthquake
BGS-led research reveals the number of people in the Bandung metropolitan region who could be exposed to a major earthquake.

Quake it off: Taylor Swift concerts shake Edinburgh
Seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered by the rapturous Murrayfield crowds over the weekend.

BGS seismologist named editor-in-chief of Geophysical Journal International
Margarita Segou has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of one of the world’s leading, peer-reviewed research journals in solid-Earth geophysics.

The Kahraman Maraş earthquake sequence, Turkey/Syria, 2023
Two large earthquakes occurred within hours of each other on 6 February 2023.