An earthquake is extremely destructive if it occurs shallow in the Earth's crust and near population centres - Friday's earthquake in Myanmar did both.

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes ...

All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous ... "The only way we can reliably see a long-term history is on our own planet," said Jesse Reimink, a geoscientist ...

The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; divergent, where plates move apart; and transform, where plates move sideways ...

The discovery of Pontus provides a missing link in models of the western Pacific’s tectonic history, refining our knowledge of how plates interact and evolve. Seismic imaging has played a critical ...

For more animations from Scotese about tectonic plate motions — past and present — and Earth history, check out his YouTube page. Source: Christopher Scotese Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines. A subduction fault is when two plates have different densities.

The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.

Plate tectonics describes the movement and interaction ... "Our new results suggest that for most of Earth's history, convection in the mantle was stratified into two distinct layers, namely ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

It is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

Constructive plate margins close constructive plate marginAn area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another. are where tectonic plates pull apart due to convection currents in the ...