Supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for ...

These are two very different fault systems, but the sediment record suggests that in the past, at least three San Andreas ...

This Thursday, California and much of the world will participate in the Great ShakeOut, a time to practice what to do when ...

The five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all originated on a branch of the main fault—and two researchers predict that the next great earthquake of this type will also get its ...

THE discovery of the Bogo Bay Fault Line has far-reaching implications for Cebu, as it paves the way for more accurate active ...

Supershear earthquakes, moving faster than seismic waves, could cause catastrophic shaking across California. USC researchers ...

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 ...

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.

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