A recent example of such a plate-boundary earthquake is the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rattled central Chile and set off a tsunami on 27 February 2010. By contrast, the main Tonga event ...

Scientists are testing artificial intelligence to improve tsunami warnings in Tofino, Canada, helping thousands evacuate more ...

Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA's Magellan mission.

Scientists were surprised by the strength of the ensuing tsunami. And experts suggest that the area's unique geology could be to blame for the unexpected progression of the disaster. The ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, ... Tsunami Monday, February 3, 2025 Global Internet Grid Could Better Detect Earthquakes With New Algorithm ...

Tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are the three major seismic threats to Guam, said Chip Guard, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Scientists are ...

The course provides an overview of the Earth's tectonic evolution in the context of plate tectonics. The first part of the course consists of lectures giving a systematic description of geological ...

Many flights to Bali cancelled after eruption spews ash 6 miles into sky - Authorities raise highest-level alert and create ...

A preliminary 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Tonga late Sunday night does not pose a tsunami threat to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This is according to the Guam ...

An international team of geoscientists, chemists and climate scientists, has found evidence of a possible ghost plume beneath the territory of Oman. In their paper published in the journal Earth ...

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of ...