The northward compression from the Indian Ocean plate is the result of the Indian plate's collision with the Eurasian plate.

In the last 75 years, more than 20 earthquakes above 6.0 magnitude have hit the Lhasa block, where lay the epicentre of this week’s quake in southern Tibet. Tuesday’s quake was caused by a northward ...

A strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Tibet early Tuesday. The tremors were felt in Nepal and part of India as well.

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck the Torishima Island region in southern Japan, the weather ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck South Sandwich Island on Wednesday, the National Centre of ...

A moderate earthquake with an epicenter in Lake County gave portions of Northern California a new year’s rattle, according to seismologists. The earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m. Pacific time and ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale struck Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, December 27. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) posted on X, stating: “EQ of M: 4.0, On: 27/12/2024 21 ...

But a shaky Christmas, in the form of an earthquake, is not completely out of the question. It has happened before. On Dec. 25, 1994, just after noon, a 4.0 magnitude earthquake was felt on the ...

A significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck eastern Cuba early on Monday, December 23. This seismic event was primarily felt in the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo, ...