And it could happen any day. This projected earthquake — which would occur along the Cascadia Subduction Zone spanning from southern British Columbia to northern California — prompted the formation of ...

Today marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital ... Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf, the international port, is still out of action and ...

The World Bank will finance an additional $1 billion to Türkiye’s earthquake zone in 2025, bringing the total resources the bank provided to the country’s affected region in the southeast to ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

The Earthquake Research Committee said it has ... It concerns what is known as a subduction mega thrust quake along the Nankai Trough, an 800km undersea gully running parallel to Japan’s Pacific ...

A small earthquake shook Henrico County in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is ...

Faults can slip suddenly as earthquakes, but also slowly and still energetically as slow-slip events. Slow-slip events are observed in subduction zones that host powerful megathrust earthquakes ...

Recent studies suggest there’s a 26% chance of a “mega-thrust” earthquake along the Hikurangi subduction zone – 8.0 magnitude or larger – in the next 50 years. Subduction earthquakes ...

As it turns out, it was a 2.8 magnitude earthquake centered in the Wyndham area of Henrico County. The earthquake happened around 5:30 p.m. Initial reports indicate it had a depth of seven miles.

It's here the poster of the video believes many were injured and in need of help after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake that struck Dingri county, Shigatse prefecture in south-west China a week ago.

This operation has made it possible to collect unprecedented data on the fault, particularly on its healing after the 2011 earthquake. Scientists hope to better understand how subduction zones ...