Every hour, earthquakes take place somewhere on Earth as tectonic plates gradually move. This movement causes stress to build up over time, which is eventually released in a sudden jolt. While most ...

The recent, small earthquakes that rattled the New York metro area serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in ...

Despite popular belief that the world's deepest ocean trench shields Guam from tsunamis, the Mariana Trench actually poses ...

Discovery of a massive submarine landslide near the 1957 Aleutian earthquake epicenter – Features, Volcano Update | West ...

You may have felt the ground rumble in Summerville about a month ago.An 2.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the area about one ...

A Virginia Tech study warns of a potential mega-tsunami along the US Pacific Coast, triggered by a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Coastal regions face sudden land subsidence and ...

The tsunami generated by the July 29 M 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka demonstrates why Crescent City has earned the title ...

Separating the interesting side of geologic hazards from the true, helpless terror they can represent is a difficult task. This is why, when you read headlines about our region’s volcanoes and ...

Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British ...

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have helped develop an advanced, real-time tsunami forecasting ...

The US Department of State cited no credible reports of significant human rights abuses in Taiwan in its 2024 Human Rights Report released yesterday, although it detailed mistreatment of migrant ...