Fault zones are often wide, branching networks rather than narrow lines, requiring a shift to 3D models for better earthquake ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

Using data compiled from single earthquakes across the world, Christie Rowe of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno and Alex Hatem of the U.S. Geological Survey sought ...

The Board of County Commissioners for Churchill County approved a new lithium battery testing and storage facility in Fallon, with some stipulations. At the end of its four-and-a-half-hour special ...

The magnitude 5.2 earthquake that ... but dangerous Elsinore fault. The Elsinore runs 190 miles long and "extends from near the U.S.-Mexico border through San Diego County to the northern end ...

Identifying long-term seismic activity patterns is crucial for understanding how fault systems evolve, as well as for estimating the probability of future earthquakes. But seismic records date ...

TONASKET, Wash. -- Did you feel it? A small earthquake hit central Washington Wednesday morning. According to the USGS, a 3.0 earthquake hit around 7:30 a.m. near Tonasket. USGS says the ...