Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction ...

700 metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean was a hydrothermal field, often described as a geological area where hot ...

New seismic images of the Lucky Strike slow-spreading segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge show thick lower crust at the center ...

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an ...

On March 28, 2025, a significant seismic event unfolded in the ocean depths of the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Recorded as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake by the United States Geologic ...

Juan de Fuca Ridge 1. Located at the off coast of the Pacific Northwest region of North America. 2. It is a mid-ocean spreading centre and divergent plate boundary. 3. It separates the Pacific ...

As it cools down, the lava creates a long line of mountains under the ocean called the Mid-ocean Ridge - the longest mountain range on Earth. The longest mountain range on land is the Andes in ...