Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough to ...
A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...
A string of earthquakes has hit Washington in recent weeks. Are they connected, and do they tell us anything about the odds ...
Residents are urged to secure household items, maintain emergency kits, and participate in statewide drills such as the Great ...
Southern California experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake — the highest total ...
The 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:18 p.m. on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The head of Cuba's Seismological Service, Enrique Diego Arango, issued a warning this Sunday emphasizing the critical need ...
The February 22 collapse in the inlet section of the Srisailam left bank canal (SLBC) tunnel is being viewed as a precursor ...
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a major quake in 1700. The fault goes an average of 535 years between major quakes, according to the ...