Piecing together the Alaska coastline’s fractured volcanic activity
UMass Amherst seismologists’ work advances understanding of volcano distribution
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Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth’s mantle
Read moreNew tool predicts geological movement and the flow of groundwater in old coalfields
A remote monitoring tool to help authorities manage public safety and environmental issues in recently abandoned coal mines has been
Read moreEast African Rift System is slowly breaking away, with Madagascar splitting into pieces
The African continent is slowly separating into several large and small tectonic blocks along the diverging East African Rift System,
Read moreA new model found to predict earthquake propagation speed
Among the most damaging natural hazards, earthquakes are still today one of the least understood phenomena in Earth Sciences. Earthquakes
Read moreSmaller earthquakes “with ambition” produce the most ground shaking
An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or larger will almost always cause strong shaking, but a new study suggests that smaller
Read moreUsing a volcano’s eruption ‘memory’ to forecast dangerous follow-on explosions
Stromboli, the ‘lighthouse of the Mediterranean’, is known for its low-energy but persistent explosive eruptions, behaviour that is known scientifically
Read moreDeep magma facilitates the movement of tectonic plates
A small amount of molten rock located under tectonic plates encourages them to move. This is what scientists from the
Read moreTurbulent era sparked leap in human behavior, adaptability 320,000 years ago
New drill core shows a boom-bust landscape in the east African rift valley at a defining moment in human evolution, technology and culture
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Lost and found: Geologists ‘resurrect’ missing tectonic plate
The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been a topic of debate among geologists, with some arguing it was never real. Others say it subducted – moved sideways and downward – into the earth’s mantle somewhere in the Pacific Margin between 40 and 60 million years ago.
Read moreNew evidence for geologically recent earthquakes near Portland, Oregon metro area
A paleoseismic trench dug across the Gales Creek fault, located about 35 kilometers (roughly 22 miles) west of Portland, Oregon,
Read moreLost and found: UH geologists ‘resurrect’ missing tectonic plate
Long-debated plate located in Northern Canada using 3D mapping technology
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