In 2019, researchers spotted what they believed to be a 'petit-spot volcano' on the Pacific plate. These 'petit-spot' volcanoes are young phenomena that come into being due to fissures occurring ...

volcanic eruptions, and earthquake epicenters along the boundaries where the plates meet, called fault lines. The Ring of Fire is home to the deepest ocean trench, called the Mariana Trench.

This volcanic arc delineates the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. A subduction zone, composed of the deep Aleutian Trench coupled with a landward line of volcanoes ...

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that help sea creatures survive in the ocean's deepest reaches.

An curved arrow pointing right. The To-Sua Ocean Trench is a swimming hole in a volcano's crater. People from all over the world travel to the Samoan island of Upolu to swim in the crystal clear ...

SANILAC COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A man died after a wall fell on him in a work trench Wednesday in Carsonville, local authorities reported. The accident happened about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at ...

Jeremy Moline with the Wyandotte Fire Department praised the efforts of first responders after two plumbers were buried in a collapsed trench early Tuesday night.

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...