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May 2008 Earthquake in China Could Be Followed by Another Significant Rupture (9/11/2008)

Scientists Say Nearby Faults Now Twice as Likely to Produce Strong Quakes ...> Full Article

Scientific drilling starts in Qaidam Basin (7/20/2008)

Joint drilling project is planned to reach a 1,200m-deep core in the alkaline region at the local sedimentation center of the west Qaidam sub-basin. Then combining with natural outcrops nearby the deep core, it is expected to reconstruct the high resolution and precision chronologic sequence and to confirm the occurrences of seismostratigraphic boundaries. ...> Full Article

Geologists study China earthquake for glimpse into future (7/7/2008)

The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced changes in stress. ...> Full Article

Geologists show China quake was rare event (7/2/2008)

Could be a long wait before next big temblor--or maybe not ...> Full Article

Enforcing scientific governance over seismic forecasts (6/4/2008)

Scholars called for the scientific management of seismic hazards at a symposium held recently by the Center for Policy Simulation under the CAS Institute of Policy and Management. ...> Full Article