Deep within the Indian Ocean lies an extraordinary feature that has puzzled scientists for over seven decades—the Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL). This vast “gravity hole,” the largest of its kind on ...

The Indian Ocean Geoid Low ranks as the largest negative "gravity hole" anomaly on Earth, which is why the “thumbprint” jumps ...

Lasting only a minute, it shook Pioneer Square with vigor and rattled office and convention centers from Seattle to Olympia ...

These five countries have dealt with over 100 major earthquakes each since 1990, making them the most earthquake-prone ...

Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is at one of its lowest levels on record, yet there's no unanimity on when that ice will ...

On 30 July, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean.

Earthquakes often bring to mind images of destruction, of the Earth breaking open and altering landscapes. But after an ...

The quake’s epicenter lies in the remote waters between South America and Antarctica, where seismic activity is rare.

Abstract: For seismic exploration, the coupling problem between different physical fields is unavoidable. The operation of the coupling interface is very tricky. For this challenge, we propose a ...

Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

Abstract: The irregular surface topography has significant effects on seismic wave propagation, including introduction of free surface-related multiples, strong scattering, and distortion of the ...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey, ...