Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines. Their new ...

First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s ...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) crowdsourcing platform Did You Feel It? (DYFI) rapidly transforms people's earthquake shaking intensity experiences into detailed maps of damage extent. While the ...

Solar physicists and seismologists are testing a provocative idea: that violent outbursts from the Sun could be linked to the timing of some large earthquakes. New statistical work reports ...

Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in our planet's mantle, the layer sandwiched between the thin crust and Earth ...

Rescue workers and volunteers searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Sanliurfa, Turkey.Remi Banet/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A deadly earthquake that shook parts of ...

Imagine Mother Nature deciding to redecorate without consulting the tenants. That’s what happened in Afghanistan’s Kunar province last August. They got a 6.0 magnitude surprise. Then, in March, ...

The Great Oregon ShakeOut, a statewide and international earthquake readiness drill, is set to take place Oct. 16. The minute-long drill at 10:16 a.m. encourages Oregonians to practice and prepare for ...

Android earthquake detection has reshaped how people stay safe in seismic events by turning billions of smartphones into a global detection network. These everyday devices act as miniature sensors, ...