Earth Pulse Research

Global Increase in Volcanic Activity

Since 1968, the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) has continuously collected global historical and curr...

Tien Shan Seismotectonic Belt: Increased Seismic Activity in 2024

The Tien Shan belt is part of the broader collision zone of Central Asia. This mountain system repre...

Philippines: Increased Seismic Activity in 2023

Mindanao – in December 2023, an earthquake of approximately M 7.6 struck the southern Philippines in...

Turkey: Extreme Events in 2023

In February 2023, a pair of very strong earthquakes of magnitude M 7.8 and M 7.5 (USGS) struck an ex...

Japan: Increase in Seismic Activity in Ishikawa Prefecture in 2024 and in Tōhoku region in 2025

On New Year’s Day 2024, the Noto Peninsula was struck by an M 7.5 earthquake in a zone where such st...

Taiwan: The Highest Seismic Activity in 2024

On April 3, 2024, a strong earthquake with magnitude M 7.4 struck the eastern coast of Taiwan1. At t...

Jan Mayen and Svalbard: Awakening of the Arctic Volcanic Zone

The region around the islands of Jan Mayen and Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean has experienced a signif...

Drake Passage: Awakening of the Antarctic Zone

Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica is known as one of the most dangerous seas in the...

Southeastern Indian Ridge

The Southeast Indian Ridge, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, represents a divergent plate boundary where...

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an exceptionally extensive system of mid-ocean ridges stretching across th...

East African Rift: Unprecedented Increase in Activity

The East African Rift is a place where the African continent is literally splitting into two parts....

Region of the Aegean Plate and Adjacent Areas

The wider region of the Aegean Plate experienced an unprecedented increase in seismic and volcanic a...

Myanmar: The Phenomenon of “Supershear” Earthquakes and an Unprecedented Increase in Seismicity

On March 28, 2025, Myanmar was struck by an M 7.7 earthquake with an exceptional characteristic—it w...

Kamchatka and Siberia: Historical Records and Awakening of a Stable Platform

Kamchatka: A Historic Megathrust Earthquake and Violated Seismological LawsOn July 29, 2025, seismol...

Global Increase in Seismic Activity Worldwide

When evaluating the long-term development of global seismic activity, threshold magnitudes of M ≥ 4....