The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for "The Big One." ...

On Thursday, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Hyuga ... where the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate meet. This schematic diagram shows the Nankai Trough, which forms a trench ...

Experts have issued a warning about a potential “mega tsunami” that could sweep away entire communities with its massive waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the West Coast of the mainland US face an ...

Here's what to know about earthquake activity and what causes the phenomenon. Earthquakes occur when the plates that make up the Earth's crust move around. These plates, called tectonic plates ...

far from any active plate boundary. The earthquake was thus not expected here (see diagram below). Although continental Palawan is barely moving, it is being pushed by the mobile sections of the ...

“Our new model for tectonic plates better explains the spatial distribution of 90 per cent of earthquakes and 80 per cent of volcanoes from the past two million years, whereas existing models ...

It was the strongest in the region since 1960. Typically, large earthquakes occur where tectonic plates meet and push against each other, which was not the case for the Al Haouz earthquake.

When those plates catch and stick, they build up a vast reserve of energy which is then released in a violent 'slip-strike' earthquake, as has happened this morning. The earthquakes from this ...

Seismological experts told The Washington Post that the lack of recent earthquakes along that fault and the northward movement of the Arabian plate led to pent-up strain in the region, which ...

A seamount sitting on a subducting tectonic plate off the coast of Japan and plowing its way into Earth's mantle may be at the root of several magnitude 7 earthquakes in the past 40 years.

The plates are constantly sliding past, colliding into, or moving above or below each other. This movement results in deep ocean trenches, volcanic eruptions, and earthquake epicenters along the ...

Points are overlaid on the map showing the locations of major earthquakes in the region since 1900. Eurasian Plate Bulgaria North Anatolian Fault Istanbul The 7.8-magnitude earthquake at 4:17 a.m ...