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3 main types of fault lines and how they form earthquakes
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 ...
Map Shows US Cities Most Vulnerable to Earthquakes in 2025
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 ...
SDSU scientists find new fault lines, underwater landslides, tsunami triggers
Two years before Monday’s 5.2-magnitude earthquake, San Diego State University scientists started a project that lead them ...
Underwater fault line could produce major earthquake on the West Coast
An underwater fault line along the US West Coast could trigger a megaquake that would be more devastating than California's ...
5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes San Diego area, jolting Southern California near San Andreas system fault
A preliminary 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter ...
Year after 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Long Island, recent microquake recorded near epicenter
A microquake was recorded last week near the New Jersey epicenter of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Long Island on ...