I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

“Based on the hypocentral location and focal mechanism, the event is likely associated with subduction along the Manila Trench,” said PHIVOLCS in a briefer. “This shallow earthquake likely ...

It is found within the crescent-shaped Mariana Trench, the deepest trench on Earth. The Challenger Deep plunges to an estimated 10,935 metres (roughly 6.8 miles) below sea level - more than 1.2 ...