Non-volcanic tremor ramp up precedes slow slip in Cascadia by about a day, indicating that brittle-creeping process ...

Solar-driven temperature shifts alter rock properties and underground water movement, potentially making the Earth’s crust ...

A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...

Earthquakes have long been considered unpredictable, but a new study suggests that solar activity could play a role in ...

These cracks, or faults, are where earthquakes occur. Faults are put under tremendous stress by the slow and steady movement of the Earth's tectonic plates. In California, the North American plate ...

allowing visitors to explore how earthquakes happen and what causes the ground to shake. The experiment helped people understand the role of tectonic plates, which are large pieces of the Earth ...

Inspections on the popular island of Santorini have discovered dozens of illegal buildings that could be at risk in the event of future earthquakes. The Greek Ministry of the Environment and ...

“Almost all earthquakes happen here, too." The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics − giant moving slabs of rock millions of square miles across that can collide with or pull away ...