New research uncovers a surprising clue in earthquake forecasting: tiny curved scratches on fault planes. These marks reveal ...

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing ...

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

A massive earthquake in Nepal in 2015 shuttered almost a fifth of its hydropower for more than a year. The Jan. 7 quake in Tibet, the fifth-deadliest in China since the 2008 Sichuan temblor ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck about six miles northwest of Glen Allen ...

Even though the region is not near an active tectonic plate boundary like those found in California or the Pacific Ring of Fire, earthquakes can occur in locations like Virginia due to natural ...

A magnitude 5 earthquake shook Davao Occidental Wednesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). PHIVOLCS said the earthquake struck east of Jose Abad ...

In making use of earthquake waves, Sanne has seen deeper than most ... scientists are revealing why Earth has such favourable conditions for both plate tectonics and life. If you want to experience a ...

The Jan 7 earthquake, the fifth-strongest in China since the destructive 2008 Sichuan temblor ... which sits atop the zone where the Indian plate pushes under Tibet, is particularly vulnerable.

Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is ... of fractures and earthquakes. A detailed 3D understanding of the boundaries and interactions ...