Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully understand how life began to thrive on our planet until we figure it out ...

A week ago, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea. More than 44 million people live in the Caribbean region and population centers are vulnerable to strong shaking.

The earthquake in the Caribbean Sea. Picture: USGS The earthquake was a result of a strike slip faulting in the shallow crust near the boundary between the North American and Caribbean plates ...

An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted the Cayman Islands Region on Sunday, a statement by the National ...

According to the USGS, the earthquake was caused by strike-slip faulting in the upper crust, close to the boundary where the North American and Caribbean ... this area of the plate boundary ...

"The February 8, 2025, M7.6 earthquake southwest of the Cayman Islands occurred as the result of strike-slip faulting in the shallow crust near the boundary between the North America and Caribbean ...

On February 8, 2025, a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the Northwestern Caribbean Sea, initiating a Tsunami alert 130 ...

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday triggered tsunami warnings for Cuba and the Cayman Islands and ...

The fault line that runs near the islands is known as Cayman Trough and marks the boundary between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates. Aftershocks can last for months or even years ...