Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

The 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific occurred on what is known as a ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire, a 40,000-kilometer seismic belt, is a hotspot for earthquakes and volcanoes, driven by tectonic ...

Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for over 160 million years. Known as Pontus, this tectonic giant once ...

The Pacific tectonic plate is not as rigid as scientists believe, according to new calculations by researchers at Rice University and the University of Nevada, Reno.

Pacific Plate May Be Tearing At Its Core, Redefining Current Theories The Pacific plate's center seems to be riddled with large undersea faults, which goes against our current understanding Tom Hale ...

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A small, young volcano has been discovered deep beneath the ocean at the oldest part of the Pacific plate. The volcano, which is about 1,500 feet in height and is known as a petit-spot volcano, is ...

As it happens, the two plates didn't so much as collide, but (as it is called in the business) "soft-docked," where the Melanesian part of the Pacific plate sank under the Australian plate.

The tectonic plate that dominates the Pacific “Ring of Fire” is not as rigid as many scientists assume, according to researchers at Rice University and the University of Nevada. Rice ...