Earthquake faults located deep within the planet can reconnect after a seismic disturbance, according to new research from the University of ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events ...

Learn how subduction zones form, drive massive earthquakes, create volcanoes, and shape Earth’s surface through powerful ...

Learn how faults beneath the Earth's surface can heal themselves after slowly releasing stress from the movement of tectonic plates.

Scientists have discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal themselves within hours, acting like “quick-set glue” after ...

Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led ...

Earthquake faults deep in Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by ...

A "megathrust" earthquake and tsunami would devastate the Northwest United States, a geologic region of the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire" called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where major tectonic ...

In September 2025, scientists captured a phenomenon never before seen in real time: a tectonic plate actively tearing apart ...