Some large earthquakes may flip direction and “boomerang” back, striking the same area twice and reshaping damage patterns.

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

Earthquakes are generally understood to rupture outward from their starting point beneath the ground, sending seismic waves ...

Learn more about “boomerang” earthquakes and why scientists say they may be more common than previously believed.