Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini was rattled by a strong earthquake, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Measuring ...

New research uncovers a surprising clue in earthquake forecasting: tiny curved scratches on fault planes. These marks reveal ...

Greek authorities have warned of an increase in seismic activity around ... in one of the world's most remote, quake-prone regions, experts say. Tibet quake highlights earthquake risk for dams ...

(KOIN) – January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia ... of government and private institutions around the world to predict and to be able to have ...

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower ...

Beijing — A strong earthquake killed at least ... to change the heights of some of the world's tallest peaks. The average altitude in the area around the epicenter is about 4,200 meters (13,800 ...

The Himalayas remain one of the world's most geologically active zones. A powerful earthquake struck Tibet ... occurred at 6:35 am in Tingri County, around 80 km north of the mountain.

The Himalayan mountain range was formed after the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collided around 50 million years ago. How does their movement continue to impact the region?

A powerful earthquake rocked western China Tuesday morning, killing at least 95 people and injuring dozens more in a mountainous region near Tibet and Nepal. The quake hit the Tibet region ...

Plates at subduction zones ... megathrust earthquake. The new model, which simulates movements along a 4,040 × 660-square-kilometer thrust fault area, predicts plate movement of around 5 ...