Earthquakes have been recorded in almost every part of the state, but there are clusters where they are more common, particularly in West Texas. The region has the most fault zones in the state ...
A moderate to light earthquake rocked West Texas in the very early hours of Thursday morning, October 17. The shockwaves reportedly reached about 70 miles southeast of the epicenter, reaching all ...
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 ...
An impactful 6.8 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday amid a grueling recovery from recent power failures and damaging hurricane ...
Donald J. Trump’s biggest gains were along the Texas border, a Democratic stronghold where most voters are Hispanic. He won ...
said co-author Demian Saffer, director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics ... In particular, understanding slip behavior in the fault zones at the seafloor could enhance predictions ...
Building key nuclear facilities, such as reactors, directly above active faults is prohibited in earthquake-prone Japan.
New York City was rattled harder than some surrounding areas during last April’s northeast earthquake because of a dangerous, newly discovered fault line that sits at a rare angle — and it ...
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 ...
said co-author Demian Saffer, director of the University of Texas Institute ... slip behavior in the fault zones at the seafloor could enhance predictions related to earthquake-triggered tsunamis ...