A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...

Earthquakes have long been considered unpredictable, but a new study suggests that solar activity could play a role in ...

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established ...

Heat from the sun affects earthquake activity on Earth, suggests new research. Incorporating solar activity predictions into ...

Computer models that factor in the Sun's impact on Earth's surface temperatures are providing more accurate simulations of ...

Solar heat may influence earthquakes and their timings by altering rock brittleness and underground water movement.

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded near Helena on Sunday, March 9, 2025, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Tectonic plates move, causing strain energy to build up, and that energy eventually releases in the form of an earthquake. As ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Philippine islands with a depth of 10 km, as reported by the German Research Center for ...

The Italian city has been shaken by its strongest earthquake in 40 years, and is part of a growing pattern of seismic unrest across Southern Europe. Environmental scientist Deborah R. Coen looks at ...