Indonesia's position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates converge, makes it the most earthquake-prone country in the world, subjected to frequent seismic activity. According to the ...

Plate tectonics is the widely accepted theory that ... while the other is pushed downwards where it melts. This is a convergent boundary. Scientists have wondered for many decades whether the ...

The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and volcanoes ... Where the movement of currents and the mantle converge, like this, plates are pushed together. This is called a ...

Ecuador: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Ecuadorian port city of Esmeraldas early on Friday, injuring more than 30 people, damaging over 800 buildings, ...

The Gamburtsev Mountains which are buried kilometres beneath the highest point of east Antarctica ice sheet were discovered by a Soviet team in 1958. Scientists know that the east Antarctica has been ...

It is located on a convergent boundary, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide. This collision causes stress and strain to build up in the crust, which is eventually released in the ...