Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could ...

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Devastating earthquake in Myanmar reveals tectonic complexities, historical patterns, and potential risks for South Asia.

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now ...

National Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China ...

In other areas, called convergent boundaries, one plate ... the study’s authors. “Unlike most volcanic hotspots that remain stationary in the mantle and create volcanic trails as tectonic ...