Seismological research is directly related to the incubation, occurrence, and evolution of earthquakes. Scientists seek to ...

A Virginia Tech study highlights the potential for a mega-tsunami triggered by a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction ...

Seafood shoppers might notice higher prices, recreational divers and snorkelers will find murkier waters, and even worse; ...

Around 90 percent of the world's quakes pop off in the disjointed string of subduction zones that trace the so-called ring of fire, which stretches in an arc around the Pacific Ocean from the ...

Darkening oceans could cause massive problems for marine life, and over 21% of the ocean has grown darker in the last 20 ...

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

Unlike gradual climate-driven events, this potential earthquake would “happen within minutes, leaving no time for adaptation ...

The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the ...

If an earthquake is beneath the ocean it can create a series of huge waves, called a tsunami. There are thousands of earthquakes across the world each day. This one is quite weak, and earthquakes ...

A new study from Virginia Tech warns that large swaths of the Pacific Northwest, including Northern California, Oregon, and ...

Ultimately, Long told The Huffington Post, oxygen-deprived oceans may have "significant impacts on marine ecosystems" and leave some areas of ocean all but uninhabitable for certain species. While ...

A new study from researchers at Virginia Tech says that there is an increased risk of flooding and tsunamis in the Pacific ...