The concurrent subduction of the Pacific and Atlantic plates resulted in the formation of a mantle plum and the ascent of magma. Credit: Nicolas Riel Earthquakes and volcanism occur as a result of ...

WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico has felt hundreds of aftershocks after the Jan. 7 magnitude 6.4 earthquake. And throughout history, earthquakes are not an unheard-of occurrence on the island. This is because ...

The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking the Caribbean is shaking itself apart. Tuesday’s massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake just south of Cuba and north of Jamaica comes on the heels of the 6 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Caribbean has been the epicenter for earthquakes as of recent. A major earthquake struck the Caribbean Tuesday afternoon. It triggered a tsunami only a few inches tall within the ...

The worst quake – a magnitude 6.4 that struck early Tuesday – killed at least one person. Tectonics in Puerto Rico are dominated by the convergence between the North America and Caribbean tectonic ...

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, jolting residents awake in the Caribbean country and in neighboring Puerto Rico. The quake occurred ...