Non-volcanic tremor ramp up precedes slow slip in Cascadia by about a day, indicating that brittle-creeping process ...

Scientists say the South Island quake region is still “very poorly understood” despite continued warnings of the high ...

is forced underneath the continental plate. The force of this collision is so great that mountains are created. Earthquakes are very common at this type of boundary as the mountains are pushed ...

Powerful New Zealand earthquake sees South Island residents warned to stay away from coast - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck ...

including the Arabian and Eurasian plate boundaries. Due to outdated infrastructure and densely packed urban areas, experts warn that a major earthquake in Tehran could be catastrophic.

Leonard, who has lived in the region since 2001, said it was unusual for two earthquakes that people could feel to occur in such quick succession. “These two that I’ve felt in the last 10 days are, I ...

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by ...

A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...

Long back, a large collection of material masses coalesced and formed the Earth – it was a single crust or plate with no ...

A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's Riverton coast. No tsunami warning has been issued, but ...