Tectonic plates are massive slabs of Earth's lithosphere that float atop the semi-fluid mantle, constantly shifting and ...

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi on Thursday, reigniting concerns about the city's seismic vulnerability. Located in ...

A Japanese researcher has found that two small islands in southwestern Japan moved nearly 10 centimeters apart in just three ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

A REMOTE island chain has been rocked by more than 900 terrifying earthquakes in two weeks – forcing its residents to stay up ...

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Nepal early Sunday, with its epicenter at a shallow depth of 10 km, the National ...

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...

A swarm of tremors is rocking a remote Japanese island chain. Experts say more could be coming. Here's what's behind the ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict. ... Most earthquakes are caused by the movements of tectonic plates.

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults. Small and distant earthquakes can disrupt the growth of slow-slip events — gradual fault movements that can ...