New evidence suggests current estimates about tsunami size and how quickly waves make it to shore may be too high and too ...

A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

Wave science collaboration could improve earthquake warnings, researchers say - A team of international researchers led by Queen’s University Belfast has been collaborating on a study.

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Seismic waves accelerate in the D" layer, about 2,700 km deep, due to the alignment of post-perovskite crystals, which occurs as solid mantle rock flows horizontally under extreme pressure and ...

An earthquake shook southwestern Japan on Saturday, registering a magnitude of 5.4. As the disaster hit the region, it ...

A Chinese boy has become an internet sensation after a video of him running back to grab food from a table during an ...

Scientists reveal that earthquakes generate electricity in quartz, explaining how enormous gold nuggets grow in deep rock ...

In the aftermath of the magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 earthquakes that struck central Myanmar on March 28, the World Health ...

Seismic Dance Event has announced the phase one lineup for its 8.0 edition, taking place this November at Austin's acclaimed ...

A man had no idea that he was capturing a tragic moment in history while filming his mates on holiday. It's been quite commonplace for people in the 21st century to document what they get up to on ...