The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...

A reckless hiker posed for a selfie as a volcano erupted behind him in Indonesia. Echa Thawil was exploring the northern Halmahera Island with friends when Dukono Volcano began rumbling and released ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Unlike old soldiers, old volcanoes seemingly don't even fade away, much less die, with researchers discovering magma chambers under cones previously classed as dormant after thousands of years of ...

This mega project will significantly benefit the safety and lives of not only the city's residents but the millions of ...

Shutterstock “America’s Last Frontier” is the perfect description for Alaska. The state has some of the most untamed ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

Preparedness isn’t the sole responsibility of local, state or national governments. While they all play major roles, unless ...

Aloha! When you think of summer and beach trips, it's almost impossible for Hawaii not to come to mind. With its ...

Long-quiet volcanoes in the Cascades region of the Pacific ... Magma reservoirs aren't like underground lakes of fire. Rather, they're made of porous rock through which liquid magma moves.

JAKARTA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern Papua province early Saturday, causing no casualties, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and ...

“Iran is looking for ways to reconstitute its so-called ring of fire around Israel after everything that has happened with Hezbollah, Hamas, and Syria, and Tehran has been making efforts to esta ...