A convergence of volcanic eruptions, seismic clustering research, and overdue fault lines has scientists paying closer attention to the Pacific Ring of Fire than at any point in recent memory. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pacific Northwest has always carried an air of quiet menace — a region where breathtaking beauty overlaps with a geological ...

A research team utilized teleseismic double-difference tomography technology to uncover the morphological changes of the Pacific subducting slab in the mantle transition zone beneath Northeast China.

Axial Seamount shows inflation and quakes, signaling a likely eruption soon. Researchers use quake patterns and magma buildup to forecast eruption timing. Eruption poses minimal risk to land but ...

Some observers around the world are connecting Russia’s volcanic eruption to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on that country's far-eastern shore. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University ...

(a) Geological units and earthquake distribution of an oceanic subduction zone. The orange shadow beneath the volcanic arc represents partially molten areas and magma channels. (b) Thermal structure ...