Seismic Activity

Turkey and Syria earthquake: Lessons for India and the seismically vulnerable North East

Located at the intersection of multiple tectonic plates, including the Pacific, Eurasian, and Indo-Australian, the North East region is part of the seismically active Benioff Zone and considered to be highly unstable

Turkey-Syria earthquake: What happened beneath the surface to cause such devastation?

The Turkey and Syria earthquakes have led to terrible destruction on a scale not seen in Europe for many decades. A key geological contribution to the devastation was the relatively shallow depth of the earthquake hypocentres: 18 km for the first 7.8 event and 10 km for the later 7.5 shock

Venus may have enough active volcanoes to form its own 'ring of fire', new study finds

In proving that Venus is geographically active, scientists are looking to understand why Earth and Venus evolved so differently despite being so similar.

Shrinking Moon: Sporadic quakes from tectonic activity has left wrinkles on the Moon

The delicately-shrivelled exterior seen by NASA’s Orbiter suggests gradually cooling of the interior.

Volcano in Nicaragua erupts after 110 years

A volcano in Nicaragua that has been dormant for 110 years spewed gas and lava today for the second time in a month.