A series of moderate earthquakes rattled the waters off Northern California and southern Oregon early Thursday near the ...

Earthquakes near Mendocino Triple Junction shake waters off Northern California with no tsunami or major damage.

Off the southern coast of Japan, the Philippine Sea Plate lies underneath the Japanese mainland. The locked tectonic plates threaten to unleash a catastrophic megathrust earthquake, likely within the ...

The string of moderate earthquakes occurred within hours along a seismically active stretch near the California–Oregon border ...

That would have enabled more of this organic carbon—and carbonate accumulating in shallow water around Columbia—to be ...

Sub-Saharan Africa could split up in a few million years, and scientists believe they might be witnessing the early stages of this geological process. The split would occur along the Kafue Rift, which ...

Earth’s mantle appears to be leaking a little along Central Africa. If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half. In a ...

Days after a 7.1 earthquake struck Searles Valley, California, a U.S Geological Survey crew scanning the area photographed huge swaths of surface rupture in July 2019. (Ben Brooks / USGS) (CN) — ...

The Earth is made of different layers: the core, mantle and crust. Plate tectonic theory shows that the crust of the Earth is split into plates (pieces of the Earth’s crust). The movement of these ...

At least 17 earthquakes were recorded near Area 51 in the vicinity of Nevada in the US. The tremors have prompted unfounded conspiracies about secret nuclear testing. In the past, the highly-classifie ...

Millions of years ago, the land you’re currently sitting on was located at a completely different latitude. Your backyard crossed thousands of miles to reach its particular point on the planet, and ...

West Virginia leaders renewed calls for like-minded Virginians to join their neighbors across the Allegheny Front after voters approved a Democratic Party-favored 10-1 congressional map on Tuesday.