Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or minor ...

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Tonga Islands on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by ...

Elements of a newly discovered process in plate tectonics include a mass (rock slab weight), a pulley (trench), a dashpot (microcontinent), and a string (oceanic plate) that connects these ...

A recent Japanese government report warns of a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, which could result in devastating ...

The Tonga Trench is the place where the Pacific and Australian plates meet. The motion of these two plates has created one of ...