Providing the first worldwide survey of active earthquake faults, this book focuses on those described as 'seismic time bombs' – with the potential to destroy large cities in the developing world such ...

A new study suggests the seismic energy traveled outward from a previously unmapped fault, emanating from the hypocenter in ...

Major faults like the San Andreas strike fear of producing devastating earthquakes. But scientists have found that little-known 'branch' faults, minor faults that stem from larger ones ...

millions of Californians will take part in a statewide earthquake preparedness drill, which state leaders say is part of the largest such drill in the world. The “Great California ShakeOut ...

The sheer size of the fault means it is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes in the world. A magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake off the coast could cause widespread devastation.

Earthquake researchers believed for decades that rock friction within fault lines follows a simple relationship with temperature. However, a new study published by the Proceedings of the National ...

California's landscape is shaped by multiple faults capable of producing powerful earthquakes. The San Andreas Fault extends about 800 miles from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. This ...

When an earthquake happens it typically triggers aftershocks as other neighboring faults adjust to pressures caused by the quake, Rutgers Newark Geology Professor Alexander Gates said. The ...

During the 10 o’clock hour on October 17, millions of Californians will take part in a statewide earthquake preparedness drill, which state leaders say is part of the largest such drill in the world.

millions of Californians will take part in a statewide earthquake preparedness drill, which state leaders say is part of the largest such drill in the world. The “Great California ShakeOut ...