Make no mistake—this doesn’t mean there is no danger. The researchers urge policymakers to treat seismic risk as a constant.

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck early Tuesday not far from Monroe, Washington. The tremor hit around 5:42 a.m. at a depth ...

A convergence of volcanic eruptions, seismic clustering research, and overdue fault lines has scientists paying closer attention to the Pacific Ring of Fire than at any point in recent memory. The ...

S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published seismic hazard models. Let's be real, most Americans think earthquakes ...

Earth's surface is covered by more than a dozen tectonic plates, and in subduction zones around the world—including the Japanese Islands—plates converge and dense oceanic plates sink into Earth's ...

Off the coast of Vancouver Island, deep under the waves and far below the seafloor, Earth’s outer shell is literally ripping apart. For coastal communities that already live with tsunami evacuation ...

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For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a ...

The phrase, "six seven" is a new slang term popular with Generations Z and Alpha. It originated from a lyric in the 2024 song "Doot Doot" by Skrilla. Despite its popularity, the phrase is considered ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tomorrow marks the International Shakeout, when millions of people around the world will hold earthquake drills. In Oregon, the event coincides with a major discovery by local ...