Down in California, the San Andreas Fault marks the boundary where the North American and Pacific plates are sliding past ...

When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground shaking from a magnitude 9+ earthquake incredibly destructive, the event ...

Geologic clues reveal a hidden link between two major faults. A Cascadia quake might set the San Andreas in motion soon after ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that megaquakes in the Pacific Northwest might trigger California’s San Andreas Fault. A research ship’s navigational error revealed paired sediment layers showing ...

A massive quake struck Calama, Chile, in 2024, surprising scientists with its unusual depth and destructive power. Unlike ...

A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or ...

A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest, and when it hits, scientists now believe, it could ...

Geosphere, demonstrating the first evidence that the two faults have interacted repeatedly over thousands of years. The ...

Increased warming in high-latitude wetlands seems poised to increase the activity of methanogens, or methane-producing ...

The illegal logging in Mentawai was carried out by PT BRN, and the harvested wood was sold to PT Hutan Lestari Mukti Perkasa ...

A massive Pacific Northwest earthquake could trigger a devastating second quake on California's San Andreas Fault, a new ...