The San Andreas Fault is the cause of some of the worst earthquakes ever seen. This fascinating tour in Palm Springs gets up ...

The Unseen Power Beneath Our Feet Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of incredible power. The Earth’s crust is a dynamic ...

The San Andreas fault line caused destruction and distinction in California. Ray Isle offers an itinerary to explore the ...

Yann Klinger is a seismologist at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris. He describes the geophysical activity in the ...

Earthquakes rank among the deadliest natural disasters in the world, with many of them killing thousands. Experts warn the ...

While Hollywood has hyped up ‘The Next Big One’ as a massive earthquake in the US, many believe that a much more devastating ...

Earthquakes are measured using the Richter scale, which quantifies the energy released during these tectonic movements. A magnitude of 3.0, while noticeable and potentially alarming, is generally ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...

That two inches -- the average distance the San Andreas fault moves each year -- has the potential to unleash an earthquake of epic proportions directly under the San Francisco and San Jose area ...

The earthquake struck at 7.46 p.m. PT about three miles northwest of Dublin, California, at a depth of around seven miles, according to the USGS. It was originally measured at a magnitude of 4.2, but ...

The place is so peaceful that you’d hardly guess that the San Andreas Fault, that tumultuous collision of two vast tectonic plates, runs directly under the water in front of you. It bisects ...