The Africa–Eurasia plate boundary presents one of the world’s most varied and dynamic tectonic settings—encompassing subduction zones, strike-slip faults ...

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

A groundbreaking study reveals that East Africa is splitting faster than previously believed due to a fiery upwelling of ...

Last week, there were reports that a series of small earthquakes were recorded in California that generated a few news headlines. The state is notorious for earthquake activity. It’s estimated that ...

A massive crack is forming beneath one of the world's continents, and scientists believe it could one day split the continent ...

The national park’s features confirm plate tectonic theory, making it one of the best places to see the planet’s geological ...

When the weather in Phoenix decides to serve up a rare rainy day, locals are finding comfort in the unexpected, like the udon ...

The property presents the complete portrayal of the geological events that took place when the ancient continental margin of North America ... to the body of knowledge and understanding of plate ...

A Nankai Trough megaquake is expected to strike along the boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate. But the Jan. 22 temblor occurred inside the oceanic plate, which lies at a ...

I started my journey from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala to Shillong, Meghalaya, to study the field impacts of the great ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the United States. Its violent tremors reshaped ...

Long before the Great Lakes, a rift nearly tore North America in half—leaving behind Lake Superior’s depth, copper-rich ridges, and stories still told today.