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

Earthquakes are among the deadliest of natural global threats to society, responsible for the majority of disaster-related ...

Historic earthquakes have caused billions of dollars ... Many of the more vulnerable counties were located along major fault lines, such as King County in Washington, home to Seattle and which ...

Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan ... The country sits on several fault lines between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, including one that runs directly through ...

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The temblor was detected near Julian, California. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

As amateur quake predictors gain online clout, govt officials scramble to debunk their wild theories, say none of them are ...

Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site and Turkey ... which lies just kilometers from an active seismic fault line, Hagia Sophia does not meet building earthquake standards. Its dome collapsed ...

Earthquake of magnitude of 4.3 hits Pakistan Pakistan is among the most seismically active nations globally due to its position across several major fault lines. Earthquakes in the region are ...

(Getty/iStock) The swarm's relatively low-magnitude quakes are distinct from those occurring along fault lines, Alam noted. Volcanic seismic activity stems from the movement of magma, rather than ...