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

Two slow-motion earthquakes took several weeks to travel 20 miles along the fault. Each happened in places where geologic ...

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

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

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

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California Monday evening near Los Banos, about 30 miles from San Jose. No damage ...

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent ...