The devastating earthquake that killed hundreds and ravaged a community in El Salvador was triggered by a common type of fracture deep in the Earth's crust, which, while not a threat to the Bay Area, ...

A research team utilized teleseismic double-difference tomography technology to uncover the morphological changes of the Pacific subducting slab in the mantle transition zone beneath Northeast China.

The sketch depicts the collision of two tectonic plates below central Greece. The blue-green-brown color scheme shows the surface topography (centered on the Gulf of Corinth), while the ...

Strange seismic wave arrivals from a 2010 earthquake under Spain were the clues that led to an unexpected discovery beneath the western Mediterranean: a subducted oceanic slab that has completely ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile in July 2024—and it wasn’t supposed to be that strong. Unlike Chile ...

The last week has seen earthquakes in the usual places and some in areas not often as active. There were earthquakes on the Mendocino fault, an interesting sequence in the northern Gorda plate, and an ...