Standing up to earthquakes: An earthquake destroys buildings by shaking them to pieces. Engineers are finding ways to keep them standing when the ground moves
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The dam that should not be built: India is building the largest dam in Asia in a valley beset by earthquakes and landslips. Seismologists say the site is too dangerous, but engineers are using discredited data to push ahead with construction
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Ancient faults and modern earthquakes: Britain's recent earthquake happened on a fault that was active hundreds of millions of years ago - Faults of similarly ancient lineage could be the sites of future tremors
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On shaky ground: The great earthquake of 1906 rocked San Francisco to its foundations. Geologists are now discovering why last year's Loma Prieta quake hit the same spots
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Good vibrations from the stars: Our planet rings like a bell after a large earthquake. Stars can ring, too. Astronomers use these vibrations to probe stellar interiors and even estimate the age of the Universe
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Living of the fault line: The San Andreas fault is where the modern science of earthquake prediction began, yet quakes still surprise Californians. Last October's earthquake encouraged geologists who are finding clues to the next Big One in the landscape
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