Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence yet that Earth’s tectonic plates were on the move 3.5 billion years ago. By analyzing magnetic fingerprints in ancient rocks, they reconstructed ...

Tremors beneath Northern California show hidden plate movement, helping scientists better understand where future big ...

The rocks didn’t look like much from the outside. Scattered across a remote stretch of western Australia called North Pole ...

A megathrust earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest. But new imaging of undersea faults and fractures has given scientists even more information about the tectonic plates that will cause that ...

TONIC is the native token of the Tectonic protocol that operates lending and borrowing services in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Since it is a relatively new token, investors should be ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a swarm of about 28 tectonic earthquakes beneath the northeast side of Maunakea, in the Hāmākua region between 2 and 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026.