A new study has unravelled the hidden mechanics of how earthquakes ignite, shedding light on the mysterious transition from quiet, creeping motion to the violent ruptures that shake the Earth. Using ...

The Indonesian government is planning to tighten housing construction standards nationwide in an effort to reduce the severe consequences of potential megathrust earthquakes, said a senior official at ...

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Nepal-Tibet border on January 7, 2025, causing tremors across northern ...

A total of 646 aftershocks have been detected as of Wednesday noon after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Nepal-Tibet border region, the regional government said. The largest aftershock had a ...

This was the first earthquake recorded in South Carolina in 2025 after 30 were confirmed there last year, according to the USGS.

Sales of new passenger cars in Russia increased by 47% year on year to 1.55 million units in 2024, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, citing industry and trade ministry data.

The Xizang region of Tibet, which experienced a deadly 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday morning, recorded at least 20 significant aftershocks within 24 hours.

Up to 95% of cases of ongoing seismic activity in the area of the city of Shigatse were tremors with a magnitude of less than 3.0 ...

On Tuesday, Premier Li Qiang also made instructions regarding the earthquake response, urging efforts to organize all-out ...

A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet’s Tingri County, near Mount Everest, killing at least 95 people and injuring ...

"There were 4,000 people living here," says Michelle Parks, a specialist in volcanic deformation and crisis management at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute (IMO). Some of these people have not ...