Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stanford researchers mapped rare mantle earthquakes worldwide, revealing clusters near the Himalayas and the Bering Strait.

A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:37 a.m. Eastern about 103 miles west of ...

Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in our planet's mantle, the layer sandwiched between the thin crust and Earth ...

Earthquakes that jiggle Earth's middle layer may be more widespread than scientists thought. A new map of these mysterious deep earthquakes shows that they occur all around the world and that they may ...

Tremors beneath Northern California show hidden plate movement, helping scientists better understand where future big ...

A new 3D model is giving scientists a clearer look at what’s happening deep beneath the Marmara Sea and where the next major ...