Salameh, E. and Yaseen, M. (2025) Structural Elements and Seismic Activity in Jordan and Its Levant Surroundings. Journal of ...

While not a household name like the San Andreas, the Elsinore fault is part of a larger seismic zone that experts fear and ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock ...

In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could ...

Being a geophysicist can sometimes feel like being a detective —uncovering clues, and then building a case based on the evidence.

Being a geophysicist can sometimes feel like being a detective —uncovering clues, and then building a case based ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

Devastating earthquake in Myanmar reveals tectonic complexities, historical patterns, and potential risks for South Asia.

These two plates move past each other as they are moving at different rates along a transform plate boundary (a bit like the San Andreas Fault in the south west of the United States). Although such ...