Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent plate boundaries releases suddenly, the plates can slip several meters and ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Nepal on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to ...

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck in Japan near Kumamotto in Japan on July 28, one of the more powerful earthquakes this year recorded in the region. Here are graphics explaining the quake’s intensity ...

Experts say quake forecast is “extremely hard” because of the complexity of fault lines, points where massive and irregularly ...

The massive earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula this morning had a magnitude of 8.8. This earthquake is a clear example of why the Ring of Fire is notorious for powerful ...

Subduction process at the Kuril-Kamchatka Arc is responsible for some of the Earth’s most intense seismic activity The massive magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka ...