The Macquarie Ridge, where the earthquake originated, is known for its complex tectonic setting, lying between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate. This zone experiences crustal shortening and ...

Iona strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane several hundred miles south-southeast of Hawaii, but poses no threat to the islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolted the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday. The epicentre of the quake was positioned at a latitude of 6.82°N and a longitude of 93.37°E, at a shallow depth ...