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

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 ...

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

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 ...

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

Potential earthquake sources in the Cayman area include the Mid Cayman Rise (or Cayman Spreading Centre), and the Swan Fracture Zone on its east side, and Oriente Fracture Zone on its west. These ...

In September 2023, the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) assessed the Cayman Islands’ risk for a tsunami.

Dive into the world beneath your feet and discover what tectonic plates are, how they move, and why they're responsible for ...

Tofino is at a high risk of tsunamis because of its location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Located 100-200 kilometres off the Pacific coast of North America, the Cascadia Subduction Zone is a ...

History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the ...