Since the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea during the late Paleozoic, plate movements have been primarily organized into ...

Not all mountains in the Yellowstone region are volcanic in origin. The Wind River Range, southeast of Yellowstone National ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high ...

Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, shaped by the slow but powerful movement of tectonic plates. While some plates have ...

Located off the coast of Ecuador, Paramount seamount is among the kinds of ocean floor features that certain ocean-observing ...

Not all Californian coastal areas are moving lower. The Santa Barbara groundwater basin, which has been continuously ...

PORT ANGELES, Wash — An earthquake shook residents south of Sequim and beyond on Wednesday afternoon. The 3.9 magnitude ...

Representatives of the Environmental Defense Fund explain what the firing of more than 800 people from the National Oceanic ...

Take U.S. fisheries, for example. Fishermen and NOAA have worked for decades to restore U.S. fisheries to sustainability.

Subduction zone earthquakes: This earthquake results from the tension of an oceanic plate slipping beneath a continental plate. When enough stress builds, the fault will rupture, releasing a ...

Subduction zone earthquakes: This earthquake results from the tension of an oceanic plate slipping beneath a continental plate. When enough stress builds, the fault will rupture, releasing a ...

This earthquake is larger than much of the recent seismic activity around western Washington, according to initial reports.