New research uncovers a surprising clue in earthquake forecasting: tiny curved scratches on fault planes. These marks reveal ...

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The four quakes occurred along the San Andreas fault - the volatile boundary between two tectonic plates: the Pacific plate ...

On the California geology field trip, the group explored the lake carved into the landscape by the San Andreas Fault, where the grating of two tectonic plates can cause earthquakes. The group ...

The Aegean Sea is no stranger to earthquakes. It is laced with faults related to the slow collision between the African and Eurasian plates.

The post Second Earthquake in 3 Days Rattles Residents Along the East Coast—A Look at Major Cities Sitting on a Fault Line ...

"The same physical process will take place in both cases — the explosive spring of the bent plates will release in the same way." Earthquakes form when two tectonic plates moving against one another ...