The magnitude 9.1 quake unleashed waves that devastated coastal communities across the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004 – ...

Tremors were felt in certain areas on the island of Penang after a moderate 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck north Sumatra at ...

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geoscie ...

Tina Dura, a geosciences professor at Virginia Tech, was the lead author on a new study that examined the risk of major coastal flooding in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California from two factors ...

Conclusion The 5.9 magnitude earthquake in North Sumatra has highlighted the interconnected nature of our region. While Malaysia was not directly affected, the tremors serve as a reminder of the ...

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake did more than trigger a deadly tsunami. NASA explains how it affected Earth’s axis and day length.

HONG KONG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 0857 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a ...

According to Andi Azhar Rusdin, the head of the BMKG Aceh Besar station, the tremor resulted from the deformation of rock within the tectonic plates. This deformation led to a fault mechanism where ...

A big quake in the Pacific Northwest today could cause coastal land to sink rapidly — up to seven feet, a new study finds.

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...