Geologists have a quiet saying that goes something like this: the ground does not forget. Every fracture in the earth's crust ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults? Using data compiled from single earthquakes across the world, Christie ...

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 ...

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—called ...

Tracy Turner, owner of the Wynola Junction, looks over pictures that fell from shelves when an earthquake hit Monday in Julian. (Denis Poroy / Associated Press) Below California's famed beaches, ...

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.

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake near Highland Park on Monday, Aug. 12, brought back vivid memories for many in the L.A. area. As the shaking rippled through the region on Monday – and after a flurry of ...

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Most people think of Alaska as a land of glaciers, bears, and raw wilderness. What gets talked about far less is the ground ...

Dramatic CCTV video of fault slip during a recent large earthquake in Myanmar thrilled both scientists and casual observers when it was posted to YouTube. But it was on his fifth or sixth viewing, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, looking down California Street. (The Chronicle 1906) Scientists are warning that ...