The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The plates make up Earth's outer shell, called the lithosphere. (This includes ...

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

This region frequently experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to the constant collision and movement of major ...

During the Ediacaran period, approximately between 630 and 540 million years ago, Earth has remained a persistent and ...

Rolling elevation - such as the Appalachian Mountains are a record of past seismic activity. Faults can accommodate movement ...

Faults can accommodate movement of tectonic plates, which are always in motion, for a long time – hundreds of thousands to millions of years – before reaching failure. But impacts from human behavior, ...

A study published in the journal Tectonics has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe's most seismically active regions. Researchers used advanced satellite data ...

A groundbreaking study has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe’s most seismically active regions. Researchers used advanced satellite data to track land ...

A small earthquake has been reported in Upstate New York. A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was detected in Lake Ontario about 12 ...