A new 3D model is giving scientists a clearer look at what’s happening deep beneath the Marmara Sea and where the next major ...

The National Science Foundation funded work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could change the way we conceptualize oceanic transform faults. The Gofar fault ...

“Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake.” That blunt reminder still frames the ...

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum -- ...

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A new twist on the San Andreas fault could shake up southern Californians preparing for the Big One. The southern San Andreas isn’t vertical in most places, as previously thought. Instead, it twists ...

Winter weather brings seismic tremors. A new study reveals how water buildup and runoff throughout the year can increase stress along faults in California, triggering small earthquakes. “This kind of ...

Scientists have warned that last year’s Ridgecrest quakes in Southern California have increased the risk of a major San Andreas Fault earthquake. The quakes, warn catastrophe modeling company Temblor, ...

A major southern California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 temblor started to move for the first time in 500 years following a series of earthquakes in the Mojave Desert over the summer, ...

The Hayward Fault, a long and lethal crack in the Earth, slices along the base of the Berkeley Hills and directly through the University of California. It passes under a theater and a couple of ...