Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

He said he saw a '10-magnitude' earthquake hit the New Madrid fault line, which stretches through Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois. He explained the major earthquake that hits ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question ...

A mega quake could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude, kill several hundred thousand people and cause billions of dollars in damage. Photo: AFP A Japanese government panel said Thursday it ...

The probability of a “megaquake” happening in Japan within the next 30 years has risen to over 80 per cent, the government’s earthquake investigation panel found. A megaquake is defined as ...

But when accumulated stress at these convergent plate boundaries releases suddenly, the plates can slip several meters and cause some of Earth's largest earthquakes. The timing and location of ...

Today, JTRACK allows us to observe how the fault evolves and repairs itself over time. The results of JTRACK could revolutionize our understanding of mega-earthquakes. By analyzing seismic cycles and ...

When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...

TOKYO - A Japanese government panel said on Jan 16 it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a “mega quake” to up to 82 per cent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially ...