Residents of Peshawar experienced a mild earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7. The tremor, originating from Afghanistan's Hindu ...

Nepal is highly earthquake-prone due to its location on a convergent boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide. This collision generates immense pressure and stress, which is ...

When plates come together at convergent boundaries, they often slide under each other, which is called subduction. All of these movements can cause earthquakes. Earthquakes can build mountains or ...

SEATTLE — The threat of an earthquake at any given moment in Washington ... is being forced under the North American plate at a convergent boundary. Friction keeps the plates from moving ...

Earthquake Today: Pakistan was rattled once again on Tuesday evening by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake centred near Jhang Tehsil ...

"This incident serves as a reminder of the region's high physical vulnerability to earthquakes. The proximity of Syria and Turkey to both Convergent and Strike-Slip boundaries means earthquakes ...

But Wdowinski said earthquakes due to rainfall only really occur in convergent tectonic environments—where two tectonic plates move toward one another and cause uplift of the crust, as is the ...

Nepal was jolted by a magnitude 4.0-earthquake Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per NCS, the tremor occurred at a depth of 25 km, which experts say could lead to aftershocks.

Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world. Nepal is situated along the Himalayas, where there is a lot of seismic activity. It is located on a convergent boundary, where the ...

SEATTLE — The threat of an earthquake at any given moment in Washington ... is being forced under the North American plate at a convergent boundary. Friction keeps the plates from moving ...

SEATTLE — The threat of an earthquake at any given moment in Washington ... is being forced under the North American plate at a convergent boundary. Friction keeps the plates from moving ...