A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the ocean floor 221 km east-northeast of Neiafu, Tonga, at a shallow depth of 10 km, registering as the strongest seismic event the U.S. Geological Survey logged ...

We live on an active planet, one whose surface is constantly in motion, although imperceptibly to us most of the time. Until an earthquake occurs. On January 9, just such an event happened in the seas ...

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton blooms at the ocean surface. Phytoplankton are microscopic, plant-like ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 ...

A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, prompting coastal evacuations but no wider tsunami warnings. The ...

Initial reviews of earthquake data show a magnitude 7.2 earthquake followed by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake one minute later in Venezuela on Wednesday evening, which was then followed by two more ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do is map the hidden layers beneath the surface that control how ...

Many coastal towns along the West Coast can’t afford to build lifesaving structures in the event of surging waves, putting homes and residents in jeopardy. Many coastal towns along the West Coast ...

Deployment of an instrument used to collect water samples from different ocean depths in the northern Ross Sea to determine their iron concentration. Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that ...