by Gelogia Team | May 7, 2026 | Earthquakes
Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, sits close to one of the most active tectonic regions on Earth. Although the city itself is not directly on a major fault line, it is heavily affected by nearby seismic systems. The main driver is the Sunda Trench, where tectonic plates...
by Gelogia Team | May 7, 2026 | Earthquakes
Mexico City is one of the most unusual earthquake zones in the world. Here’s the surprising fact: Many of the strongest earthquakes affecting the city don’t start there. Instead, they begin far offshore — yet still cause intense shaking in the city. Why? Because...
by Gelogia Team | May 7, 2026 | Earthquakes
Athens is one of Europe’s most earthquake-prone capitals. While it doesn’t sit directly on a major plate boundary like Tokyo, it is located within a highly active tectonic region influenced by the collision between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate This...
by Gelogia Team | May 7, 2026 | Earthquakes
Istanbul is one of the most earthquake-risk cities in the world. The reason lies just south of the city: the North Anatolian Fault, one of the most active fault systems on Earth. This fault runs beneath the nearby Marmara Sea, placing Istanbul extremely close to a...
by Gelogia Team | May 6, 2026 | Earthquakes
Osaka is one of Japan’s largest cities, located in the Kansai region. Unlike Tokyo, which sits directly near major subduction zones, Osaka’s earthquakes are mainly caused by inland fault systems beneath the crust. That means earthquakes here often happen closer to the...
by Gelogia Team | May 6, 2026 | Earthquakes
Tokyo is one of the most earthquake-prone megacities in the world. The reason is not just one fault — but multiple tectonic plates interacting beneath the region. Tokyo sits near a triple plate boundary, where several massive plates collide and move. This creates:...
