Many of these eruptions were preceded by earthquakes with magnitudes somewhere between five and six. Iceland is a particular hotspot for seismic activity because it sits on a tectonic plate ...

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More than 130 earthquakes were recorded on Tuesday at the massive Bardarbunga volcano, raising concerns about a potential eruption, according to Iceland's Meteorological Office. Man walked 250,000 ...

Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape – and it has undergone these changes over ...

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A seismologist from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has said it may take “weeks” to see how the ongoing ...

The Aegean Sea is no stranger to earthquakes. It is laced with faults related to the slow collision between the African and ...

The 2.0 earthquake Wednesday morning was in the same region of Maine as the magnitude 3.8 earthquake on Monday.

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

A rare 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Maine on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 10:22 a.m. and was reported at a depth of 13.2 km and centered 10 km ...