A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

Movement in narrow zones along plate boundaries causes most ... This is an earthquake. Using the Anatomy of an Earthquake diagram, describe the relationship between the faults and the plates. How are ...

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

Experience an exciting earthquake resistance demonstration using a custom-built LEGO Technic simulator. Inspired by Brick Builds’ great idea, this version adds movement not just on the X axis ...

The vast majority of earthquakes result from the constant movement of tectonic plates, which are massive, solid slabs of rock that make up the planetary surface and shift around on top of Earth's ...

Classified as a shallow earthquake, it originated at a depth of 26 kilometers. "The earthquake was triggered by active fault movement beneath the seabed," Hartanto, head of BMKG Region II Tangerang, ...

A joystick was used to modify the scanning pattern of the electron beam, which appears onscreen as movement of a triangular spaceship. Players then attempted to strike enemy characters (actually ...

Seismologists have long known that seismic waves -- generated by earthquakes -- do not travel ... also fascinating to see the links between the movements of plates on the Earth's surface and ...