Scientists found that earthquake damage extends up to 60 miles from major faults, weakening rock and accelerating erosion.

According to experts, large earthquakes frequently occur around the world each year because multiple tectonic plate ...

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward ...

On June 24, two quakes above magnitude 7 struck the northern part of the country only 39 seconds apart. While doublet ...

When the Pacific Ocean carried the effects of a powerful earthquake away from Russia’s far eastern coast in late July, most ...

Venezuela’s pair of earthquakes is considered doublet sequence. It’s not rare to have two quakes in short succession, but in ...

A new study suggests Southern California's major fault system is more stressed than at any point in the last 1,000 years.

Geologists have made a startling discovery, the Indian tectonic plate is tearing apart beneath Tibet, unveiling a complex geological process that could reshape our understanding of how the Earth’s ...

A moving country, a cosmic first, and much more! We start with a giant earthquake that may have moved Japan. A new analysis ...

Japan’s catastrophic Tohoku-Oki earthquake in 2011 was so strong that it caused the entire country to “slip,” in some areas ...

Researchers modeled 1,000 years of earthquake history along Southern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto faults. What they found was troubling. Volcanologists discovered that really hot magma, ...

California, Venezuela and Japan were struck by powerful earthquakes within hours in June 2026. Was this a rare global seismic event? Know what science says.