Seismology

With a third of the population now under lockdown, the subsequent drop in industry and transport appears to have led to a drop in the planet's "seismic noise."

This amounts to one earthquake hitting the region every three minutes.

A supervolcano is a large volcano that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 or more

"We're concerned that when the next earthquake occurs, there will be a lot of earthquakes."

In 2008, there was only one earthquake big enough to feel. In 2015, there were 903.

Geology experts are keeping a close watch on the situation.

Earthquakes are essentially impossible to predict, and that's still true no matter what the headlines say.

Scientists have developed a new technique to help them find objects that have crashed into the sea.

Current earthquake warning systems can only offer people seconds to take shelter.

Scientists discover a geological structure in the Shumagin Gap similar to the one that produced the deadly Tohoku earthquake.