Researchers have discovered a massive shift that is making Africa split apart and create a pathway for a new ocean - all much ...

Scientists predict tectonic forces in East Africa will split the continent and form a new ocean, transforming economies and ...

Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which, a 5.8-magnitude jolt, ...

Ethiopia lies along the Great Rift Valley– a part of the East African Rift System. This system is one of the most extensive rifts on Earth’s surface, and extends from Jordan in southwestern Asia ...

Subduction earthquakes are typically the most violent kind, as they occur where tectonic plates collide. The plates gradually push up against one another and stick until the pressure becomes too ...

Earth's crust is made up of a series of tectonic plates that are in constant motion. When movement between these plates occurs suddenly, it can cause earthquakes. The places where these large ...

The African continent is undergoing a dramatic transformation as tectonic forces carve a path toward the formation of a new ...