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

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that explains the structure and movements of the Earth's surface. According to this theory, the lithosphere (the Earth's rigid outer layer) is divided into ...

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

These 10 U.S. states experience the highest number of earthquakes, shaking their ground quietly yet consistently, reminding ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...

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

The probability of a 7+ magnitude earthquake in Japan in the next 30 years has reached 82%. Know all the important things ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...