Researchers have identified a possible link between climate change and the frequency of earthquakes — and the quakes may also ...

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced hundreds of earthquakes this week while researchers have ...

Tsunamis have struck Israel in the past, and experts warn they will occur again. While it is impossible to predict when and ...

For decades, people have reported seeing the ghost of a woman searching for her decapitated husband. We finally have a plausible explanation.

Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...

Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks.

An international research team has concluded that the Sikkim flood disaster in the Himalayas in October 2023 was caused by some 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine material collapsing into ...

Sophie Coulson, assistant professor in Earth science at the University of New Hampshire, was preparing for class when a 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of York, Maine, near what Coulson ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state ...

And we see that seismic waves slow down there." Earth scientists therefore call these regions "Large Low Seismic Velocity Provinces" or LLSVPs. "The waves slow down because the LLSVPs are hot ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 24 ...