Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates—these are all signs that our planet is alive. But what is revealed ...

This effort got a major boost with the release of a one-of-a-kind statistical model for California about how one earthquake can trigger another — including one even worse than the original tremor.

Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation ...

Scientists have developed a 3-D model of the Earth’s mantle and crust called ... "When you have an earthquake or nuclear explosion, not only do you need to know where it happened, but also ...

Dr. GROSS: Oh, no, of course not. This is - this model just computes consequence of the earthquake on the Earth's rotation. FLATOW: Mm-hmm. And this earthquake has pretty - been pretty well ...

the magnitude 8.8 earthquake—the fifth strongest ever recorded, according to the USGS—should have shortened an Earth day by 1.26 millionths of a second, according to new computer-model ...

we have had periods over the last century where greater numbers of more powerful earthquakes have occurred, there is a relationship between these periods and the slowing rotation of the Earth ...

We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. The massive earthquake that struck northeast Japan Friday (March 11) has shortened the length Earth's day by a fraction and shifted how the planet's ...

Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab Scientists have taken another step toward developing an early earthquake warning system. According to new research, satellites orbiting Earth are capable of spotting ...

The Earth's tilt and rotational spin on its axis as it travels around the Sun causes our seasons. The earthquake in Japan moved the axis of rotation by around 16 cm. That might sound like a lot ...