First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s ...

Seismic waves from one of the most powerful earthquakes on record along the east coast of Russia rippled all the way down to Florida. A tsunami thousands of miles away was triggered by the massive ...

A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

Rock sample of Bentheim sandstone, inside a protective neoprene jacket and with all the sensors glued to its surface, before going into GFZ's experimental press. Solid as they are, rocks are not ...

(CNN) — A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, sending tsunami waves coursing across the Pacific as millions of people from around the world ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This week’s massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia, which triggered ...

Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 before most of ...

(CNN) — Tsunami waves have hit nations across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, with millions of people urged to evacuate ...

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves that reached Hawaii and the West Coast. While initial warnings prompted evacuations, most were downgraded to ...