A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Atlantic Ocean at 1:48 a.m. (local time), 87 km off the coast of the Dominican Republic ...

One is the Alpide earthquake belt, which starts in Indonesia and stretches west all the way through the Himalayas and Mediterranean and into the Atlantic Ocean. The other is the mid-Atlantic ridge.

This map from the United States Geological Survey shows the exact location of the epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean. How many earthquakes have there been in Maine and New Hampshire in recent years?

However, Coulson believes Monday’s earthquake occurred because of pressure in the Atlantic Ocean being pushed west toward land and away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an underwater range.

It’s the first time in 26 years that three tropical cyclones are active simultaneously in this ocean basin. For the first ...

Experts previously told the Globe that this week’s earthquakes were likely caused by pressure from an active tectonic plate boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where two plates are ...

While the tsunami warnings were issued for U.S. territories Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, there is no threat to the U.S ...

The earthquake registered 2.8 and occurred at ... an underwater mountain range along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, results in a west-southwestward drift of the North American plate away from ...

The California based Schmidt Ocean Institute (*) has announced its 2025 expedition schedule will take it to the South Atlantic Ocean ... study hazards such as earthquakes and active volcanoes ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also deforming around the edges ...