Most people only think about earthquakes after one happens. The news cycle kicks in, the footage rolls, and for a few days ...

Tremors beneath Northern California show hidden plate movement, helping scientists better understand where future big ...

DALLAS (SMU) - Scientists from SMU, The University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive to forces that could ...

At the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest, one tectonic plate is moving underneath another. New experimental work at UC Davis shows how rocks on faults deep in the Earth can cement ...

Scientists have discovered a new seismic link between two of the West Coast's largest earthquake faults, and it could be the recipe for a major natural disaster. The study out of Oregon State ...

Northwest Louisiana recently experienced a 4.9 magnitude earthquake, with residents reporting beds shaking and walls vibrating. This quake was much more intense than what’s typical in Louisiana, with ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially ...

A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface. The discovery could mean stronger shaking near faults like California’s San ...

Earthquakes occur when the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust shift, jolting past each other in a release of built-up ...

California sits on one of the most geologically restless pieces of land on the planet. Millions of people wake up every ...

Earthquakes remain one of the top concerns for millions of Californians. While the San Andreas Fault dominates the public imagination, a leading expert says the state’s seismic risk is far more ...