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For millions of years, Earth’s moving plates have sculpted continents, carved oceans, and built massive mountain ranges. Yet ...
While the Nankai Trough earthquake poses minimal direct risks to Hong Kong, it underscores the importance of preparedness. Residents should stay informed and consider emergency plans. For travelers, ...
Have you ever wondered why the Pacific Ocean seems to be constantly shaking and erupting, as if the very earth beneath it is ...
Olive Mullet reviews the book 'Adventures in Volcanoland' by Tamsin Mather in the latest Up and Down the River column ...
The earthquake that struck Davao Occidental, April 30, 2025, was tectonic in origin. A tectonic quake is a shaking which is a ...
EARTHQUAKE – The Phivolcs recorded a 5.8 magnitude quake in Cagayan today, April 28, 2025. Here are the details.
Variations in rock composition within oceanic plates influence their trajectory and subduction speed. These differences, inherited from ancient tectonic processes, play a key role in the dynamics of ...
Nepal 2015 earthquake was a wake up call for a country that is situated on a dangerous geological faultline, where the Indian tectonic plate collides with the Eurasian plate to form the Himalayas.
The Shina people of Pakistan call this mountain the ‘king of mountains’. Name the mountain.
The Philippines' National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday there are indications China is conducting a "state-sponsored" campaign to interfere in next month's mid-term elections.
But what lies underneath them has just uncovered a startling surprise. New research indicates the Indian tectonic plate isn't merely sliding—it's being pulled apart far beneath the earth.
Melting ice raised sea levels just under half an inch a year, they calculated. This global thaw may have sped up the tectonic plate on which much of North America sits by up to 25 percent between ...