Balochistan and southern Pakistan lie in a seismically active zone where the Indo-Australian tectonic plate is slowly ...

The Earth's lithosphere is the rigid outer shell of the planet and is broken into several tectonic plates. These plates are in constant motion over the semi-fluid asthenosphere underneath them. Much ...

Even long-lived subduction zones eventually die, and scientists believe they are witnessing the slow death of one in the northern end of the Cascadia subduction zone. A new study using seismic data ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a vast, horseshoe-shaped belt around the Pacific Ocean that is the world's most seismically and volcanically active zone. This region contains roughly 75% of the world’s ...

The Taftan volcano in Iran frequently expels gas, but has not erupted. A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to new ...

1 Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Key Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 2 State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji ...

For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet above the desert landscape, standing proud and still. But in 2023, ...

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than ...