Several thousand earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island since late January. So why is this happening?

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The ...

An international team of researchers has shown that countless tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams. This finding will allow the flowing of the ice sheet and ...

"It's pretty surreal to walk between two major pieces of Earth's crust that are drifting in different directions," Brooke ...

A stunning new study is challenging the conventional wisdom about Earth’s continents. For years, we’ve been taught that Earth ...

The good news is that because the top of the volcano is still 4,500 feet below the ocean’s surface, it poses no danger to people.

One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists ...

said although Monday's earthquake was widely felt, it was "pretty run of the mill." She said the epicenter was near what's called the Norumbega fault zone, which was particularly active hundreds of ...

Seismic upheaval in the Awash Fentale area has uprooted thousands from their homes. It has also raised questions about the ...

This is the first of an occasional series on the impact of the fault line in New Madrid and the surrounding region. NEW MADRID — The town of New Madrid seems obsessed with the fault lines that ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was ...