A new type of seismic threat is gaining attention among geologists—and it could have serious implications for California. Known as “supershear” earthquakes, these rare but devastating quakes travel ...

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical earthquakes.

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A specific type of earthquake that can cause particularly intense shaking is more common than previously believed, some scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, looking down California Street. (The Chronicle 1906) Scientists are warning that ...

Instruments typically used to detect the ground motion of earthquakes can also be used to identify the type of aircraft flying far overhead, research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists shows ...

Subtle ripples moving through the Earth are something most people will never see, but a group of researchers spent years ...

(CNN) — Tsunami waves have hit nations across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, with millions of people urged to evacuate ...

An 8.8 earthquake in Russia's Far East early Wednesday that forced evacuations for nearly 2 million people in Japan and triggered tsunami waves there, in Hawaii and across the Pacific. The tsunami ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the Russian coastline on July 29. It sent millions who were thousands of miles away scrambling for higher ground in fear of an impending ...