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“Myanmar is an area often exposed to large earthquakes, with over 14 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above occurring in the region over the last 100 years, including a magnitude 6.8 earthquake ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995 prompted the government to establish a nationwide network to monitor seismic ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

But don't worry, the continent isn't about to collapse. These are incredibly slow geological processes, happening over ...

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the ...

Plate temperature and water release can explain the occurrence of different types of earthquakes in Guerrera, Mexico. A Kobe ...

Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past ...

Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.