This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound theory" of earthquakes. Most earthquakes are the result of the sudden elastic rebound of ...

The study of earthquakes called Seismology, relies on the fact that different materials within the Earth react differently to ...

Learn how seismic waves helped identify rare mantle earthquakes deep below Earth’s crust, offering new insight into the ...

First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s ...

Stanford scientists have developed a new method for identifying rare earthquakes in the Earth’s upper mantle, under the ...

Scientists at Stanford University have created the first global map of earthquakes occurring not in the Earth’s crust, but in ...

A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines. Their new ...