This study, published in Earth and Planetary Physics, explores the subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismic ...

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...

People reported feeling the earthquake as far as south Pierce County, north of Seattle and around Port Orchard.

These mountains are made of extremely dense and ancient material, giving scientists valuable clues about the Earth's early ...

Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and ...

Convergent plate margins associated with lithospheric subduction often exhibit pronounced along-strike curvature, shaped by the interplay of topography, sediment transport, plate interface ...

Non-volcanic tremor ramp up precedes slow slip in Cascadia by about a day, indicating that brittle-creeping process ...

A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.