In a development that could reshape our understanding of tectonic movement, scientists have found massive fractures forming inside the Pacific Plate– the biggest tectonic plate on Earth.

For millions of years, Earth’s moving plates have sculpted continents, carved oceans, and built massive mountain ranges. Yet ...

Geoscientists from the University of Toronto have made a breakthrough discovery that adds new dimensions to the theory of ...

One hotspot may have formed the Pacific’s largest volcanoes, linking the Ontong-Java Plateau to the Louisville Ridge.

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents and properties in northern California, ...

A major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could sink land and expand flood zones, putting thousands more at risk.

The Cascadia subduction zone is one of many regions in the "Ring of Fire," where the Pacific Plate meets another tectonic plate, causing the strongest earthquakes in the world and the majority of ...

In California, the San Andreas fault sits between the North American plate, which is sliding south, and the Pacific plate, which is sliding north. At some point, experts fear, California will suffer ...