The Tintina, a major geologic fault that extends 1,000 km northwestward across much of the Yukon Territory, was thought to have been inactive for at least 40 million years, but new research led by a ...

Some large earthquakes may flip direction and “boomerang” back, striking the same area twice and reshaping damage patterns.

Learn more about “boomerang” earthquakes and why scientists say they may be more common than previously believed.

Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ...

Research led by the University of Victoria discovered that the Tintina Fault in the Klondike region of Yukon has the potential to produce earthquakes as large as magnitude 7.5, a previously ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

Earthquake damage isn't solely determined by magnitude; factors like depth, local geology, and infrastructure resilience play ...