An underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon is predicted to erupt by the end of 2025. According to scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), this volcano, Axial Seamount ...

An international research team has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface of the Earth has bent over the last ...

Although less well-known that other volcanic giants of the Cascades (particularly Mount St. Helens), this underwater volcano ...

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ...

Amid Earth’s mobile tectonic plates, subduction zones arise as regions of intense geological activity and concentrate minerals into ore deposits like gold.

There's often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that are most at risk.

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Beneath our feet, hundreds of kilometers deep, lies an invisible yet essential world: the Earth's mantle. For a long time, ...

A re-examination of the 2015 Bonin Islands earthquake disproved earlier claims of a record-breaking deep aftershock in the ...

Following World War II, the recycling of war materials became big business. Many towns had an Army and Navy store.

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...