Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge "islands" the size of a continent. New research from Utrecht University ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

Cyclic changes of fluid pressure in fault zones can induce slow-slip events that advance in the direction of fluid flow, even when the faults are stable.

Southwest B.C., where tectonic plates collide, is Canada’s hotspot, seeing more than 1,200 earthquakes last year. Several were felt and most were offshore along the active faults. “There’s always ...