The Pacific Northwest sits atop one of the most dangerous fault systems on Earth, yet daily life from Seattle to Portland ...

One of the most terrifying discoveries for the US population in general has just been made off the north coast of California.

S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published ...

When the 8.2 magnitude Chignik earthquake hit off the coast of Alaska in 2021, it was a big warning signal.The largest ...

Multiple reports highlight which cities in the U.S. face increased risk of earthquakes, with California topping the list.

Columnist note: This week marks the 326-year anniversary of the Jan., 26, 1700, magnitude-9 megathrust earthquake and associated tsunami that hit the Olympic Peninsula. Science tells us it was caused ...

Antigorite is the dominant serpentine mineral in serpentinite, a key target mineral for investigating the physical properties of tectonic plate boundaries in subduction zone regions. Now, researchers ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...

In the Pacific Northwest, big faults like the Cascadian subduction zone located offshore, get a lot of attention. But big faults aren't the only ones that pose significant hazards, and a new study ...

Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines. Their new ...

Around the Balkan Peninsula, the African plate is sinking beneath the European plate. A piece of deeply submerged African crust resurfaced 40 million years ago far away from the sinking zone. How this ...