A new study suggests northern Oregon could experience stronger shaking during a major Cascadia earthquake than earlier models ...

A major Hayward fault quake could shake some Bay Area communities harder than expected because of the ground beneath them, ...

Temblors frequently strike around the world. These suggestions will help you prepare for the next quake that might rattle ...

Scientists have finally explained why a Pacific Ocean fault has been generating repeating “clockwork” earthquakes for decades ...

Earth’s lithosphere is partitioned into tectonic plates whose relative movements generate stress accumulation along plate boundaries and faults. Interactions ranging from subduction and continental ...

This has scientists quaking in their boots. Researchers have found that one of the US’s most dangerous fault lines is overdue for an earthquake, potentially threatening millions of people across ...

When tectonic plates move, they rarely do so smoothly. Sometimes they slide almost imperceptibly; at other times, stress is suddenly released—resulting in an earthquake. What exactly governs this ...

Over 440 volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded at Bulusan Volcano since May 18 amid its increase in seismic ...

The Indo-Burmese region is defined by the oblique collision of the Indian Plate beneath the Burma-Sunda block, giving rise to a complex mosaic of subduction, strike-slip faults and accretionary wedges ...

The Mendocino Triple Junction off the coast of Northern California is the point where three tectonic plates meet. A new study reveals at least five moving pieces deep below the Earth's surface make up ...