There is a difference between faults and fault lines. The USGS explains a fault is a three-dimensional surface within the ...
It runs 800 miles along the coast of California. Scientists have said that the West Coast is overdue for a massive quake ...
A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...
Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question ...
Within a decade, more than 5,000 residents lived in Malibu. Architects warned of the danger of building in the area, known to ...
The 4.5-magnitude earthquake — quite powerful compared to most that occur in Texas — happened at 9:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the USGS says. It was detected about 12 miles east-northeast from the ...
January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ...
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by ...
There’s been a whole lot of shaking going on as a trio of earthquakes struck Monday in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
It runs 800 miles along the coast of California. Scientists have said that the West Coast is overdue for a massive quake along the San Andreas fault, which would measure magnitude 8 or higher.