A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat and its adjoining localities on Sunday afternoon, sending tremors across the area. Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates — the ...

The earthquake data is plotted with circles and is styled based on magnitude and depth. The layer groups allow the user to toggle between viewing earthquake data or tectonic plates. The layer control ...

and heat.The planet’s continents and ocean floors are constantly being pushed and pulled.They're divided into seven major tectonic plates – and many smaller plates.The zones between them are ...

Dolpa, April 27 -- magnitude earthquake struck Dolpa district early Sunday morning, authorities said.

Several earthquakes rocked Istanbul on Wednesday, with the largest registering 6.2 on the Richter scale, according to ...

Lake sediment cores in Guatemala reveal directional ground shaking from the 1976 earthquake, offering rare insight into ...

The world's highest mountain range - the Himalayas - is a testament to the power of plate tectonics ... Image: A building is damaged after the earthquake hit in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Plate tectonics (from the Greek τέκτων ... and transform boundaries. Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation occur along plate boundaries.

The earthquake is what geologists call a 'slip-strike' tremor, triggered by two tectonic plates suddenly moving past one another. When the plates get stuck on each other in the fault region ...

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now confirmed ...

The temblor was detected near Julian, California. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.