Tectonics in Puerto Rico are dominated by the convergence between the North America and Caribbean tectonic plates. More earthquakes are possible in Puerto Rico, as is a risk for tsunamis.

A team of researchers including Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego geophysicist Dave Stegman has developed a new theory to explain the global motions of tectonic plates on the earth ...

The question "How many continents are there on Earth?" might seem simple, but when you delve into it, the answer becomes much more complex. While most people around the world are taught that there are ...

While rare, Redding does get earthquakes strong enough for us to feel. Here's why Shasta and Siskiyou counties and the north ...

A diagram of a diamond explosion. Gemological Science International. For example, the researchers found the break-up of the supercontinent Gondwana into Africa and South America, which occurred ...

It spans 8900 kilometres along South America's western periphery, is up to 700 kilometres wide, and in some places, climb nearly seven kilometres into the sky. ... FACT BOX: ABOUT PLATE TECTONICS.

Geophysicists have developed a new theory to explain the global motions of tectonic plates on the earth's surface. ... the tectonic evolution of western North America, in the past 50 million years.