NORTH ANDOVER — A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings and residences across the region at 10:22 a.m., Monday. According to preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was ...
Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent ...
Within a decade, more than 5,000 residents lived in Malibu. Architects warned of the danger of building in the area, known to ...
A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to shake. No major damage was caused.
The recent earthquakes also sent shockwaves of havoc in parts of Nepal and India. The Chinese Air Force used specialist drones to look for survivors amongst the rubble around 50 miles from the ...
Recent subduction zone cataclysms like the 2011 Tōhoku, Japan, and 2004 Indian Ocean disasters show how it can be suddenly and violently released in “mega-thrust” earthquakes. It’s a ...
Nepal lies in a seismically active zone where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates converge, giving rise to the Himalayas and frequent earthquakes.