The Earth has a layered structure, including the core ... but can cause earthquakes and volcanoes where they meet. The seismic waves produced by an earthquake are monitored and tracked.

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

In essence, seismic surveys are a way to probe beneath the surface to "see" underlying features that make up the underground structure ... a seismic wave is generated underneath the earth's ...

Researchers have built a powerful new 3D earthquake simulation that reveals how massive quakes like the 2023 Turkiye disaster ...

Indian tectonic plate is splitting beneath the Himalayas, revealing a dramatic twist in Earth's tectonic history, scientists ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be how the continents formed, they say.

Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long ...

An international study published in Communications Earth & Environment has advanced earthquake simulations to better ...

Researchers are now trying to understand the "innermost inner core" of the Earth by studying how seismic waves travel through the Earth.