(Natural News) A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Mila province in northeastern Algeria on Friday, August 7, leaving huge cracks on the ground and destroying at least three houses. People rushed to the streets as the shallow quake, which was located 6.3 miles underground, hit in the morning at 6:15 UTC. The epicenter of the quake was located almost […]

(Natural News) Plate tectonics is the widely accepted theory that the outer shell of the Earth is divided into several pieces, known as plates. These plates slowly glide across the Earth’s mantle, the rocky inner layer above the planet’s core. This movement causes both earthquakes and the movement of continents across the surface of the Earth. […]