A POWERFUL magnitude 6.9 earthquake has rattled Papua New Guinea, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas. The shallow ...

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with officials estimating an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to ...

For context, a 3.4 magnitude quake is classified as minor on the Richter Scale and often results in little to no damage. To illustrate, consider the magnitude of previous earthquakes in the region.

On March 31, 2023, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off the southwestern coast of West Sumbawa, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The quake, occurring at 22:54 local time, had its epicenter ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

A local geologist says the tectonic plate movement that caused last week's earthquake in Myanmar was also behind the 2004 ...

Trending World The Nankai Trough, where two tectonic plates meet in the Pacific Ocean, has been the epicentre of some major ...

Cornell-led researchers drilled 7 km deep into the Japan Trench to study the fault behind the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, ...

The earth's upper layer is split into different sections, called tectonic plates, which are all moving constantly ... the ...