Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago.

Experts say the earthquake in Myanmar last month was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades. Automatic assessments from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow ...

A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...

A major earthquake waiting to strike the Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only natural disaster looming in the Pacific Northwest, new research shows.

An earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause parts of the coast to sink several feet, creating ongoing ...

Nepal 2015 earthquake was a wake up call for a country that is situated on a dangerous geological faultline, where the Indian tectonic plate collides with the Eurasian plate to form the Himalayas.

Scientists have been sounding the alarm about a major earthquake off the Oregon coast for years, but a new study shows just ...

It's about the tectonic plate shifts that occur in relationships—romantic and ... In the autumn, the gang returns to their ...

The Ocean Observatories Initiative's Regional Cabled Array, a network of sensors spanning the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate ... Maggie Walker Dean of the UW College of the Environment.

Potential flooding would affect five airports; 18 critical facilities, including public schools, hospitals ... of many regions in the "Ring of Fire," where the Pacific Plate meets another tectonic ...