It is called zero point energy - a state of energy contained in all matter everywhere. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, until one scientist discovers a way. The problem is, his machines also cause great earthquakes, even fissures in tectonic plates. If Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala and the NUMA team aren't able to find and destroy them, the world will be on the threshold of a new era of earth tremors and unchecked volcanism.