The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented ...

Two earthquakes were reported felt in the Hawaiian Islands during the past week: a M3.3 earthquake 13 km (8 mi) SE of Pahala ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists ...

Pakistan, July 7 -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines on Monday, according to the ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly column and volcano/earthquake activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano ...

Scientists observed a mid-ocean ridge widen in real time, recording several metres of sea-floor motion and huge lava outflows ...

The Aegean Sea holds secrets that not even the Olympian gods could imagine. Beneath its waters, the tectonic plates dance a ...

Earlier study of the region had shown that the spreading in the area occurs at an average rate of a bit over 60 millimeters a ...