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Why is Earth pulsating every 26 seconds, and why canÂ’t scientists explain it after 60 years? This is an enigma wrapped in a periodically predictable mystery motion. It could be a harmonic phenomenon, a regular seismic chirp caused by the sunÂ’s energy, or a beacon drawing scientists to its source to begin a treasure hunt. âž¡ The world is weird. We'll show you how it works. In the early 1960s, a geologist named Jack Oliver first documented the pulse, also known as a "microseism," according to Discover. Oliver, who worked at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory at the time, heard...

ROME, April 6 (Reuters) - An Italian scientist predicted a major earthquake around L'Aquila weeks before disaster struck the city on Monday, killing dozens of people, but was reported to authorities for spreading panic among the population. The first tremors in the region were felt in mid-January and continued at regular intervals, creating mounting alarm in the medieval city, about 100 km (60 miles) east of Rome. Vans with loudspeakers had driven around the town a month ago telling locals to evacuate their houses after seismologist Gioacchino Giuliani predicted a large quake was on the way, prompting the mayor's anger....

Magnitude 6.5 - KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA 2007 February 20 08:04:27 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.5 (Strong) Date-Time Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 08:04:27 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 5:04:27 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 1.059°S, 127.066°E Depth 31.3 km (19.4 miles) Region KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA Distances 210 km (130 miles) S of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 315 km (195 miles) NNW of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 1320 km (820 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 2325 km (1440 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty...