Los Angeles could be edging closer to “the big one,” with new research finding earthquake stress has reached its highest ...

While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something unexpected: a negative phase in the waveforms, a pattern that did not conform to ...

Construction began last year on what is described as the world's largest hydropower project, designed to generate around 300 ...

Hurricanes are still the biggest threat to Florida, but earthquakes do occur. Could a quake like the one that rocked Venezuela ever hit Florida?

Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could ...

What does that mean for earthquake risk?

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 ...

A new study found that California's San Andreas Fault has reached its highest stress level in the last 1,000 years. From the desert of Palm Springs to the San Francisco Bay Area, the 800-mile fault ...

The findings have renewed concerns over the safety of the project and its downstream impact on India, where the river becomes ...

For more than 150 years, Southern California’s biggest faults have been quietly building up pressure beneath the ground. A ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The United States' most volatile fault line is overdue for an earthquake, and if one occurs, it could be catastrophic for one of California's most populated regions. The San ...

Stress on the San Andreas Fault system has reached a 1,000-year high, according to new research from the University of Hawaii ...