According to a news release by the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, a Canadian-German research team have documented a new type of earthquake in an injection field in British Columbia, Canada. Unlike ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A devastating and violent type of earthquake ...

Elastic Rebound Theory This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

Slow earthquakes are slow-slip phenomena that last many days or months, and you barely notice them. In 2007, researchers proposed how the magnitude and duration of earthquakes vary, which can help ...

A recent study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacial melt. Scientists analyzed 15 years of seismic activity in ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA - A 4.0 magnitude quake was recorded close to Gilroy Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Researchers have investigated how earthquakes impacted underground life in Yellowstone, where they thrive far from the Sun’s ...

SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 4.0 magnitude quake hit near San Juan Bautista at midday ...

A research team has documented a new type of earthquake in an injection environment in British Columbia, Canada. The seismic events are slower than conventional earthquakes. Their existence supports a ...