The major earthquake occurred on a fault line that runs along the island's ... to be vigilant as further aftershocks were possible. Florida locals in Miami reported shaking shortly after the ...

A University of Michigan study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really matter for the generation of earthquakes.

Without a robust fault line nearby, there is very little ... The likelihood of seeing any type of substantial earthquake is exceptionally low across Florida, as the frequency of a damaging event ...