In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. The earthquake, ...

Western Nepal was struck by two moderate earthquakes in quick succession on Friday evening, with the strongest registering a ...

The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and volcanoes ... Where the movement of currents and the mantle converge, like this, plates are pushed together. This is called a ...

Located where the African and Anatolian tectonic plates converge, the Aegean Sea is often hit by earthquakes. Known for its spectacular volcanic caldera, a large depression that forms when a ...