A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse ... a spokesperson for the British Geological Survey told Live Science in an email. The spokesperson noted that most earthquakes ...

Science tells us that stress builds between tectonic plates until it reaches a critical strain, at which point the accumulated potential energy is released as an earthquake. Subduction zones like ...

BEIJING — A strong earthquake killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the high-altitude region of western China and across the ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country, country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. The public warnings to stay away from coastal ...

A series of more than 100 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil extraction from a nearby well, suggests a new study. A series of more than 100 small ...

The best binoculars for kids are robust, lightweight and fantastic educational tools to spark their curiosity in wildlife, astronomy and more. Whether they’re exploring the night sky ...

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ethiopia, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The quake, occurring at a depth of 10 km, follows several smaller tremors in recent days. The ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the Colima-Michoacán border. There were no serious casualties or damage reported. President Claudia Sheinbaum indicated emergency protocols ...

The study's implications extend beyond earthquake science, offering insights into material strength, fracture dynamics, and the development of predictive models for seismic activity. /Public Release.