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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, visitors watch the morning sun illuminate the Grand Tetons from within the Great Room at ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Scientists have completed the most detailed map yet of the geologic fault at the foot of the Teton Range, one of the most visually striking and potentially dangerous seismic areas in ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two years before an immense coastal earthquake plunged Japan into a nuclear crisis, a geologic fault was discovered about a half-mile from a California seaside reactor -- alarming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the best places to visualize the geological features known as the Balcones Escarpment and Balcones Fault is Mount Bonnell.

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Maps released Thursday of earthquake-prone areas are intended to ensure new construction in San Diego does not take place atop earthquake faults that may break the surface. Developed ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two years before an immense coastal earthquake plunged Japan into a nuclear crisis, a geologic fault was discovered about a half-mile from a California seaside reactor — alarming ...

Machu Picchu, the 600-year-old Incan citadel in modern-day Peru, is notoriously hard to get to. Built on a narrow ridge in the Andes Mountains, this UNESCO world heritage site is still difficult to ...