A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck at 9.26 p.m. on Wednesday, at a depth of about 2.3 ...

The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around since the formation of the mantle four billion years ago, or areas where ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near York Harbor, Maine, early Monday, sending tremors as far south as Boston and as far ...

New research shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken tectonic plates, but also that they must be ancient: at least half a billion years old ...

A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and local authorities reported three people ...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook Türkiye's northwestern Çanakkale province late Tuesday, the country's Disaster and Emergency ...

MANILA – Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno on Wednesday extended his sympathies to ...

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...