From the earthquake in Venezuela to Mindanao, all share a similarity, namely being in the Pacific Ring of Fire. Why is the ...

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake along the Cotabato Trench has permanently altered the geography of southern Mindanao, causing a 200-meter coastal uplift. PHIVOLCS clarifies why this tectonic shift ...

“If we don’t understand the underlying tectonic processes, it’s hard to predict the seismic hazard,” said co-author Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis. Three of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Oct 29, 2025, 03:16pm EDT Nov 01, 2025, 01:11pm EDT For the first ...

Understanding the origins of the Ring of Fire, the most seismically active place on Earth, is famously difficult as geologic evidence is destroyed in the process. Now a new study suggests that ...

Firefighters in Central Oregon were working three main wildfires, including one that prompted evacuations and threatened structures. Sherwood firefighters rescue tortoise in house fire, revive dog ...

SEATTLE — Newly-released research led by the University of Washington (UW) showed that a feature scientists hypothesized was present along the Cascadia Subduction Zone is missing in places. What does ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our target was an east-to-west transect starting near Guam, over the Challenger ...

This is KUOW's book club, and we’re wrapping up Kristen Millares Young's novel "Subduction." I'm your club guide, Katie Campbell. want to share the note I wrote as I finished the last few pages of ...

The present solid Earth is actually active, with new plates generating in the mid-ocean ridges and some old plates sinking back into the interior through subduction zones. Subduction is thus a key ...