Articles - Earth Pulse Research

Global Increase in Volcanic Activity

Since 1968, the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) has continuously collected global historical and current data on volcanic activity, which form the basi...

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 represents a shared tectonic feature of southeastern Ka...

Philippines: Increased Seismic Activity in 2023

Mindanao – in December 2023, an earthquake of approximately M 7.6 struck the southern Philippines in a fault zone near Mindanao Island. This earthquak...

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 extensive fault system in Eastern Anatolia. These sh...

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 strong shocks were not expected. It represents one o...

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 the same time, Taiwan recorded the highest seismic...

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 significant increase in seismic activity in recent years...

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 world due to strong currents and waves. Geologica...

Southeastern Indian Ridge

The Southeast Indian Ridge, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, represents a divergent plate boundary where new oceanic crust is formed. This is also a dynam...

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an exceptionally extensive system of mid-ocean ridges stretching across the Atlantic Ocean where lithospheric plates move aw...

East African Rift: Unprecedented Increase in Activity

The East African Rift is a place where the African continent is literally splitting into two parts. This enormous tectonic system stretches from Leban...

Region of the Aegean Plate and Adjacent Areas

The wider region of the Aegean Plate experienced an unprecedented increase in seismic and volcanic activity in 2025, significantly exceeding historica...

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 was a record-breaking “supershear” earthquake1 2. T...

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

Kamchatka: A Historic Megathrust Earthquake and Violated Seismological LawsOn July 29, 2025, seismological stations around the world recorded one of t...

Global Increase in Seismic Activity Worldwide

When evaluating the long-term development of global seismic activity, threshold magnitudes of M ≥ 4.4 and M ≥ 4.5 were selected for more detailed anal...