A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) While the fault lines might have been ...

Two of the biggest fault lines in the world are synched together in a way that could lead to disastrous consequences, ...

That was not your imagination. Two earthquakes in less than a week have rattled more than the ground across North Jersey. Whenever an earthquake strikes, many may wonder what caused the earthquake and ...

Researchers unveiled a physical model that yields an unprecedented, high-resolution look at the slip rates of faults, which determine the likelihood of earthquakes. In a new paper recently published ...

A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or ...

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck in Argentina Tuesday northeast of Aconcagua, data from the United States Geological Survey ...

MAGNA, Utah — It has been three years since a 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked much of northern Utah. Then last summer, the Utah Geological Survey dug a long trench to study two faults on the west side ...

The earthquakes both struck at a shallow depth of approximately 10 kilometers, or about 6 miles below the surface.

PORTLAND - Geologists think Mount Hood is sitting on shakey ground. The Oregonian first reported that scientists have discovered a previously undetected - and active fault zone on the mountain.