Tectonic plates move, causing strain energy to build up, and that energy eventually releases in the form of an earthquake. As ...

The subhead on the Times Union’s story about the seismic event read: “Houses Tremble, Theatres Empty and Folks Near Panic as Ma Earth Does Gentle Shimmy." ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

The Rokko mountain range stands as a testament to this seismic history as it was formed by the uplift and tilting of gigantic blocks of rock along these fault lines during repeated past earthquakes.

Researchers explore the likelihood that Earth's climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they analyzed earthquake data ...

One of the tasks of the Institute of Seismology is to publish seismic bulletins on seismic events in Finland and the analysis of these events. The institute publishes three types of seismic bulletins: ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Tuesday, as per a statement by the National Center ...