The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a major fault that runs offshore from Northern California to British Columbia, is best known ...

The next great earthquake isn't the only threat to the Pacific Northwest. A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea ...

It’s been nearly a third of a century since Humboldt County and the triple junction region was rocked by three large ...

A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Ecuador on Friday, according to the United States ...

The 5.2 quake was centered near Julian. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries but some residents ...

The 5.2 magnitude quake struck at 1:08 p.m. Eastern time Monday, April 14, with its epicenter in San Diego County, about 2.5 miles south of the town of Julian, according to the United States ...

The Gofar fault operates much like the San Andreas, in that two tectonic plates slide sideways past each other. Unlike the San Andreas, large earthquakes on this fault have been strangely ...

If all these earthquakes are plotted on a tectonic map, their positions align with the major active faults mentioned earlier. In Myanmar, the north-south oriented dextral Sagaing Fault is the most ...

The study, funded by the Natural Hazards Commission, is looking at how "twin threats" - earthquakes and eruptions - could set each other off in the Taupō Fault Belt. Taupō is a supervolcano, capable ...

Supporting this is the updated Seismic Zoning Map of India, classifying regions by earthquake ... The US state of California passed the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (1972), banning ...

The mayors of Whittier, La Habra and La Habra Heights got a literal overview of the area between and around the Puente Hills and Powder Canyon Friday ... Pespisa said the new maps underscore ...