A University of Michigan study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really matter for the generation of earthquakes.

"As we have tectonic plates move, and stresses kind of moving ... USGS isn't yet able to attribute Friday's quake to any ...

Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit together like puzzle ... The places where pieces of crust move against each other are called fault lines, and scientists monitor fault lines to measure ...

Also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt, the Ring of Fire traces the meeting points of many tectonic plates, including the ... where the plates meet, called fault lines. The Ring of Fire is home ...

Tectonic plates map. Earthquakes are common along the red lines that ... s 5.8 tremor in 2016 Dr Waszek also addressed a social media theory that there was a fault line running from Townsville to ...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal early Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports ...

A visualisation of the Earth’s tectonic plates is shown to demonstrate what is happening at the fault line. The film explains how a mix of different rock types is left behind by the forces at a ...

The clip explains how our oceans are constantly changing due to plate tectonics. The team uses eggs which they cook underwater using a hydrothermal vent - confirming that they are on a fault line ...