Initial observations on the 26 August 2026 catastrophic debris flow in Nepal and Tibet, which has killed hundreds of people.

Backthrusting along the Flores Thrust

Deep strike-slip event within a subducting slab

Deep strike-slip event within a subducting slab

The truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it.

Persistent unrest and swarm seismicity at Campi Flegrei volcano

More than a month after the earthquakes, the coastal region of La Guaira — once Venezuela’s main gateway — is completely unrecognizable.

Persistent unrest and swarm seismicity at Campi Flegrei volcano

Slip patches in the 2016 and 2026 earthquakes seem to fit together like puzzle pieces

Slip patches in the 2016 and 2026 earthquakes seem to fit together like puzzle pieces

A reminder of the neighboring 2016 Kumamoto M7.0 earthquake

Shallow hypocenter + vulnerable construction = serious damage

How strong was the shaking? Depends on the location.

In this excerpt from a recent livestream, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains with the newly proposed rules from the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be a disaster not only for American science, but also for everything from disaster response to public universities to can

Early results show >3 meters of near-surface offset near Caracas, with a zone of intense aftershocks

YouTube video by Shawn Willsey: Geology Explained

A look into the data as the USGS saw it

Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other earlier this week

Eastward rupture from the Boconó fault onto the San Sebastián fault

Severe damage; collapsed buildings; significant fatalities possible

Largest recorded event on the Maacama fault

A thrust event in the northern Tibetan Plateau

Normal-mechanism event east of the 2008 M7.5 strike-slip rupture

Largest earthquake on record in the Gulf of Mexico

Related to eastward subduction beneath Mindanao

We propose a totally normal conceptual model for the big-picture tectonics here

Strong shaking locally; felt across the island chain

Largest event so far: M4.7

...and another megaquake advisory is issued.

Is it related to the earlier M5.7 in December 2024?

More than 32,000 people report shaking

Building damage, moderate tsunami, one death reported

Apparent aftershock of the 2025-11-09 M6.8 earthquake

Light to moderate shaking and tsunami warning for residents of Tonga

Another earthquake along the fault system south of the island

A moderate earthquake on a fault with a long history of triggering

A recent study says yes, but we find otherwise.

A recent study says yes, but we find otherwise.

"Like all of the world is shaking and the sky will fall on the earth."

A signal from a deeply subducted slab?