Multiple notable earthquakes have struck the United States this year, including a powerful quake in California and a historic event on the East Coast earlier in 2024. Strong earthquakes can lead to ...

Map of Earth's principal tectonic plates. Earth's lithosphere. Major and minor plates. arrows indicate direction of movement at plate boundaries. Vector illustration. Billions of years ago, Earth's ...

Tropical Storm Debby has been meandering over the same area for days, but is expected to take a quick path northward on Friday through the Northeast. What is causing this dramatic jump in Debby's ...

Australia is drifting northward at a rate of about 7 centimeters (just under 3 inches) per year, making it the fastest-moving continent on the planet. This movement is caused by the Indo-Australian ...

The world’s most active volcanoes lie along what’s called the Ring of Fire. It’s also where most earthquakes happen as tectonic plates push against each other, causing tremors. The “ring” stretches ...

Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates, ...