For decades, scientists debated whether the Indian Plate was simply underplating — slipping beneath Tibet’s crust — or ...

In India, places like Delhi, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and the Northeast are in zones marked as high-risk.

Researchers have discovered the "ignition" mechanism of earthquakes, and their latest findings were published in "Nature." They believe that understanding the slow movements of tectonic plates ...

A recent study challenges the long-held belief of the Indian plate smoothly sliding under the Eurasian plate. Seismic data reveals the Indian plate is ...

with earthquakes occurring as a result of plate boundary movement. In 2010 a major earthquake caused widespread destruction in Haiti and in 2011 a powerful earthquake rocked Christchurch in New ...

called tectonic plates, which are all moving constantly. Some move alongside each other, whilst others are above and below each other. It is this movement that causes earthquakes and volcanoes.

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck near Istanbul, Turkey’s emergency management agency reported ...

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, caused a staggering 20ft ground displacement along the Sagaing ...

B ANGKOK — A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s ...

Nepal was jolted by a magnitude 4.0 ​earthquake Tuesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.​ There ...

called tectonic plates, which are all moving constantly. Some move alongside each other, whilst others are above and below each other. It is this movement that causes earthquakes and volcanoes.