Earthquakes – MOSAEC

How to Stay Safe if You’re Traveling and an Earthquake Strikes

Many popular vacation destinations, like California, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand and the Caribbean are in active quake zones. Here are tips for staying safe.

By Maya Wei-Haas

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As Unexplained Quakes Ease, Tourist Island Insists It’s Open for Business

The Greek island of Santorini was shaken by thousands of mostly smaller-scale temblors. Now, residents have returned, and they hope visitors will, too.

By Niki Kitsantonis

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Nonstop Quakes Leave a Tourist Island Empty and Its Residents on Edge

Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left.

By Niki Kitsantonis

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Can Quake-Prone Japan Ever Embrace Nuclear Energy Again?

The government, its makeup in flux after the ruling party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will shape Japan’s future nuclear policy.

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno