Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

Three major earthquake scenarios identified, including potential magnitude 9 tremors from the Andaman subduction zone, posing ...

Subduction zones are the most important sites of material exchange between the crust and mantle on Earth. They are also the ...

It is unclear what these structures are. If they were anywhere else, they could be portions of tectonic plates that have sunk ...

In my novel, Tilt, the earthquake strikes in the late morning, on a weekday. My protagonist, Annie, 37 weeks pregnant, is ...

We need a 21st-century crisis management system built not on slogans or hope, but on readiness, coordination and command.

That earthquake, the one we are all dreading, is the event that kicks off Pattee’s debut novel, “Tilt,” out Tuesday from ...

Scientists have worked for years to build systems to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes on the West Coast, but DOGE cuts may ...

The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project has been delayed until 2028 due to uncertainty on a federal level, but the ...

If you live on Vancouver Island, you know that earthquakes are a given due to our location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone: ...

Scientists have worked for years to build better systems to keep people safe from earthquakes and volcanoes. Will those ...