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 ...

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

Identifying long-term seismic activity patterns is crucial for understanding how fault systems evolve, as well as for ...

While not a household name like the San Andreas, the Elsinore fault is part of a larger seismic zone that experts fear and ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

Newly discovered aseismic events triggered by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake may represent a mode of fault slip between ...

Alameda County, Mendocino County, San Bernadino County, and San Mateo County are all featured in the top 10, at fifth, seventh, ninth, and 10th respectively. The largest cities in each respectively ...

Hyderabad: The seismologists of Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) have developed India’s first strain map to assess earthquake vulnerability in the Himalayan and ...

While, in Japan, scientists are drilling thousands of kilometres beneath the seafloor to understand more about the Nankai Trough, an earthquake fault line that threatens the future of Japanese ...

While, in Japan, scientists are drilling thousands of kilometres beneath the seafloor to understand more about the Nankai Trough, an earthquake fault line that threatens the future of Japanese ...

must be developed for both large and small cities. These maps will help engineers determine whether ground or soil improvement is necessary for a specific construction project. Earthquake-resistant ...

Tennessee is in a State of Emergency after deadly ... You can keep an eye on areas that are reporting flooding with our map below. Nashville flooding map: Keep an eye on river levels and where ...