They were two of the strongest quakes to hit Venezuela in more than a century. Quakes of 7.0 to 7.9 magnitude are considered ...

One of the most active regions in the world is the Pacific Ring of Fire. According to the USGS, this region is where the ...

A research group led by Satoshi Ide from the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that classic earthquake generation theory ...

Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year, a staggering figure that would seem ...

Professor Dean Whitman, of the Department of Earth and Environment, studies earthquakes. He answers questions about the geophysics of the destructive event.

California sits on an active plate boundary where the Pacific and North American plates grind past each other, producing frequent earthquakes.

Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two massive earthquake pulses on June 24, 2026, just seconds apart. The shaking from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 events caused buildings to collapse in ...

Venezuela and Japan are both hit by strong quakes, but Venezuela faces higher risks due to weaker building standards.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This week’s massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia, which triggered ...

The Indo-Burmese region is defined by the oblique collision of the Indian Plate beneath the Burma-Sunda block, giving rise to a complex mosaic of subduction, strike-slip faults and accretionary wedges ...

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum—called ...

A study published in the journal Tectonics has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe's most seismically active regions. Researchers used advanced satellite data ...