Researchers have found a link between the sun’s heat and Earth’s seismic activity. Learn more about how this discovery could ...

Tectonic plates move, causing strain energy to build up, and that energy eventually releases in the form of an earthquake. As ...

Computer models that factor in the Sun's impact on Earth's surface temperatures are providing more accurate simulations of ...

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

Solar heat may influence earthquakes and their timings by altering rock brittleness and underground water movement.

Researchers explore the likelihood that Earth's climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they analyzed earthquake data ...

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established and investigated an unexpected link between the Sun and our homeworld.

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

Incorporating solar activity predictions into detailed Earth temperature models may improve seismic forecasts and save lives.