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New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

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A Japan Meteorological Agency panel says no noticeable seismic activity has been observed in areas where a Nankai Trough ...

This study presents a new 1.8-billion-year full-plate tectonic model, integrating geological and paleomagnetic data to ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

San Andreas Fault stretches 1,200 km across California, housing quakes up to M 8.3. Experts warn of southern segment’s “Big ...

Scientists have long wondered how Earth’s continents first formed. Now, a team of geologists from the University of Hong Kong ...

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