Fault creep on the Hayward fault has offset this Oakland street curb, along with a fiduciary mark made with a concrete saw. (Andrew Alden photo) A new paper in the Bulletin of the Seismological ...
The New Madrid fault system does not behave as earthquake hazard models assume and may be in the process of shutting down, a new study shows. A team from Purdue and Northwestern universities analyzed ...
The 4.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Los Angeles area this week hit in the area of a fault system that could pose an even greater threat to parts of the city than the notorious San Andreas ...
PUENTE HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- This week's 4.4-magnitude earthquake in the Los Angeles area raised concerns over the lesser-known Puente Hills fault system, which seismologists say has the potential ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of New York City after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New York and New Jersey. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty ...
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 ...
One of the key factors in preparing for the “Big One,” the next massive earthquake in California, is estimating “slip rate,” the speed at which one side of the San Andreas Fault is moving past the ...