A major Hayward fault quake could shake some Bay Area communities harder than expected because of the ground beneath them, ...

This has scientists quaking in their boots. Researchers have found that one of the US’ most dangerous fault lines is overdue for an earthquake, potentially threatening millions of people across ...

DALLAS (SMU) - Scientists from SMU, The University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive to forces that could ...

A long-dormant fault line, the Tintina fault, is stirring after 40 million years of inactivity. Recent discoveries near ...

Most people picture earthquakes as a West Coast problem. California shakes regularly, the news covers it, and residents there have grown accustomed to a certain background level of geological anxiety.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say there's new evidence that two of the best-known earthquake fault lines on the West Coast are in sync and that has the potential for a major disaster. A new study by ...

Unlike the San Andreas Fault — one of the most heavily studied faults in the world — scientists know comparatively little about the Rose Canyon Fault.