Fiber optic cables on a Swiss glacier detected icequakes from crevasse openings, offering a powerful new method for seismic ...

Researchers have identified a stable, gas-venting magma cap beneath Yellowstone, reducing eruption risk and advancing subsurface imaging techniques for broader geological applications. Beneath the ste ...

Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ...

Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 ...

Additionally, the discovery of two “giant blobs” deep inside the Earth has sparked debates among experts about how and why ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

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A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...

Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long ...

Millions of people across Southern California learned about a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit San Diego County on Monday ...

Kahramanmaraş earthquake struck southern Turkey and Syria along the East Anatolian Fault. The magnitude 7.8 quake and its ...