Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both natural phenomena driven by the dynamic processes that shape Earth’s interior and surface.

In the city of Fukui, as well as Ishikawa Prefecture's Kanazawa and Wajima -- the latter hit by the Jan. 1, 2024, Noto earthquake and torrential rainfall that September -- precipitation ...

“However, it is important to keep in mind that an earthquake could occur at any ... Ring of Fire Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring ...

Long-lost remnants of tectonic plates have been discovered ... using various types of earthquake waves to uncover the secrets of our planet's interior. The Earth comprises several layers, each ...

The earthquake was triggered by a rupture in the Lhasa block - an area under significant tectonic stress. This area is a hotspot for seismic activity due to the ongoing collision of the Indian and ...

Photographer Yoshioka Eiichi reflects on the resilience of the Noto Peninsula in a disaster-riddled 2024, which saw a devastating earthquake and tsunami on New Year Day and severe flooding in ...

Beneath the surface of the Earth lie several tectonic plates - large slabs of ... this area showed the rift’s unpredictability when over 420 earthquakes struck in a period, leading to the ...

2024 was a benign earthquake year with one notable exception. The Jan. 1 Noto earthquake in the Sea of Japan claimed 504 lives, caused more than 1,300 injuries, and damaged nearly 180,000 ...

The revision to the Promotion of Peninsulas Law, made in light of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, will require the government to formulate basic policies for peninsula development. After obtaining ...