A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

Plate temperature and water release can explain the occurrence of different types of earthquakes in Guerrera, Mexico. A Kobe University simulation study has also shown that the shape of the Cocos ...

Guerrero, Mexico is an active site with several recent major earthquakes, but also a small area called the ‘Guerrero seismic gap’ (pictured) where no earthquakes have occurred for more than a century.

Tsunamis are some of the most powerful natural phenomena, but they're also some of the least frequent, causing damage across local shores an average of twice a year and on faraway shores an average of ...