Silfra Fissure in Iceland, located in Þingvellir National Park, offers a unique opportunity to swim or snorkel between the ...

Is Iceland calling ... Else Like snorkeling between two continents in the Silfra fissure. Seriously—you’re swimming between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...

A century after Mallet, an explanation for what causes earthquakes was finally found with the discovery of plate tectonics ... “earthquake gap” opening up between the East and West.

A group of football-loving friends are preparing to trek between grounds across the West Midlands dressed in fancy dress, in aid of charity. Last year, keen runner Dana Power from Bridgnorth ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into ...

The Farallon slab, a sunken tectonic plate, appears to be the cause, influencing mantle flow and weakening the craton's base. Cratons are the oldest and most stable parts of Earth’s continents.

Earthquakes strike when tectonic plates, the large rocks making up the Earth’s crust, rub against each other. The USGS says the Myanmar quake occurred due to “strike slip faulting” between ...