Scientists may have finally solved the mystery behind Yellowstone's 640,000-year-old mega eruption, revealing what really fueled it

For decades, Yellowstone has been held up as one of the clearest examples of a volcanic system fed by an immense column of ...

Japan sits on four tectonic plates and is hit by around 1,500 earthquakes every year, yet its cities rarely collapse. Here's the incredible reason why

Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year, a staggering figure that would seem ...
St. Thomas Source

Venezuela Quakes Highlight Why Tsunami Preparedness Matters Across the Caribbean

Powerful earthquakes on June 24 rocked Venezuela and briefly prompted the issuance of a Tsunami Advisory for Puerto Rico and ...

The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 ...

What to know about earthquake early warning systems

Here's what to know about earthquake warning systems after multiple quakes struck from California to Japan to Venezuela.
The Desert Sun

Deadly Venezuela doublet earthquakes raise questions for California

A rare pair of powerful earthquakes, known as a "doublet," struck Venezuela, killing at least 188 people. The unusual back-to-back quakes have raised concerns about whether a similar event could occur ...

Are earthquakes becoming more common? 160+ dead in Venezuela

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within 40 seconds of each other, collapsing buildings and killing more than 160 ...
Brown University

Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska’s Aleutian Islands a later-life lift

Researchers at Brown have shown the first direct evidence for a massive geologic uplift of the entire Aleutian Island ...

A seismic event bounced off Earth’s core and shifted an island country

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward ...
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Cotabato Trench linked to 3 major Mindanao quakes in 50 years

MANILA, Philippines — The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of General Santos City on Monday, June 8, originated from movement along the Cotabato Trench—the same active offshore ...
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Scientists reveal earliest evidence for shifting of Earth’s crust

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The researchers studied the East Pilbara Craton formation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, seen here. - Roger Norman/Alamy ...
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Tiny Earthquakes Reveal Hidden Faults Under Northern California

The Mendocino Triple Junction off the coast of Northern California is the point where three tectonic plates meet. A new study reveals at least five moving pieces deep below the Earth's surface make up ...