THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

Earthquakes typically occur along edges of tectonic plates. But their impacts may be felt in a broader region. (AP video produced by Javier Arciga) Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 ...

So we've been seeing just starting this morning, um, some earthquakes in San Ramon with the largest earthquake of 923.7 and by my count, about 16 earthquakes, um overnight and into today. And that's ...

Bangladesh faces a high risk of major earthquakes due to its location along three active tectonic plate faults, experts warned today, stressing that preparedness, public awareness and the use of ...

Tectonic plates are constantly in motion — shaping continents, forming mountains, and triggering earthquakes. But what if their movement suddenly accelerated? This video examines how faster plate ...

Dozens of earthquakes struck near Japan on Monday following a cluster of seismic activity that rocked the area over the weekend. Today's set of earthquakes follow a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Oct 29, 2025, 03:16pm EDT Nov 01, 2025, 01:11pm EDT For the first ...

The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and scraping past one another. Over the eons, this activity has regularly caused major ...

A Newsweek map shows the epicenters of two shallow earthquakes that struck in Turkey near the town of Sindirgi over a 24-hour period. The quakes registered at a 4.6 and a 5.1 magnitude, respectively, ...

Sept 2 (Reuters) - More than 1,400 people were killed and over 3,100 injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan around midnight on Sunday. As rescue efforts continue, here is a look ...