Flat basins are favoured places to build cities. But seismic waves can get trapped in these basins, putting cities at risk ...

A seismic wave from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake travelled 2,900 km deep to the boundary between Earth's mantle and outer core before bouncing back and triggering a permanent shift in parts of Japan.

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward after the 2011 earthquake.

A new type of seismic threat is gaining attention among geologists—and it could have serious implications for California. Known as “supershear” earthquakes, these rare but devastating quakes travel ...

Two powerful earthquakes — magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 — struck Venezuela on June 24 within about 30 seconds of each other, with casualties still being tallied. The ...

Sedimentary basins—depressions in Earth's crust caused by tectonic activity—tend to be flat and are favored places to build cities. But during earthquakes, they can become natural resonance chambers.