According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the Aleutian megathrust is the primary cause of the strongest earthquakes in the region. It's a major subduction zone fault, an area where two tectonic ...

Many earthquakes indeed happen as a result of plates rubbing against each other. You can explore “in the laboratory” how earthquakes occur by rubbing two wooden blocks against each other. If the ...

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter was recorded at around 90 ...

Theologically, the Lisbon Earthquake made no sense. Geologically, it makes no sense either. Earthquakes cluster around fault ...

For decades, geologists have struggled to explain the massive earthquakes which struck Lisbon in 1755 and 1969. Now a fissure ...

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeast coast, with no immediate damage reported. The quake, felt in Taipei, ...

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench—seven kilometers below sea level—lie hidden clues about some of ...

A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake’s ...

Last Saturday at 9:49am local time, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred about 50km west of Gympie in Queensland. The ...

Russia's massive quake has already triggered at least 10 aftershocks, and could continue for months, according to scientists.

Pakistan Meteorological Department stated that the epicentre was located in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. No casualties or damage have been reported in the quake. Earlier, an earthquake of ...