Understanding why this earthquake was so extraordinary requires a brief lesson in Earth’s structure. Most earthquakes we experience happen in Earth’s crust, the relatively thin outer layer ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer ... One of the biggest risks during an earthquake is building collapse. Poorly built structures are at risk, but even well-built structures that are not ...

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

A University of Michigan study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really matter for the generation of earthquakes.

In 2021, a team led by Dr Gary Kinsland of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette found evidence that the impact and resulting tsunami left "megaripples" of sediment 16 meters (53 feet) high and 600 ...

Researchers explore the likelihood that Earth's climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they analyzed earthquake data ...

Tibet and Nepal lie on a major geological fault line where the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate, and earthquakes are a regular occurrence as a result of it. The region is ...

Using seismic stations usually used for monitoring earthquakes, an international team of geoscientists tracked Earth’s ...

Incorporating solar activity predictions into detailed Earth temperature models may improve seismic forecasts and save lives.

The region is prone to seismic activity due to tectonic plate collisions, with earthquakes regularly impacting the area.