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 ...

For more than three decades, experts have been trying to solve the mystery of why a certain kind of underwater fault triggers ...

A hidden network of earthquake faults running beneath Seattle may be far more active than scientists realized. New research reveals that smaller “secondary” faults in the Seattle Fault Zone appear to ...

New studies show that rocks can cement themselves together under the conditions found on a subducting fault. Scanning electron microscope images of quartz powder before (top) and after six and 24 ...

Unlike the San Andreas Fault — one of the most heavily studied faults in the world — scientists know comparatively little about the Rose Canyon Fault.

A study in Türkiye confirms that earthquakes release CO2 from cracked rock, and the escaping gas may even sustain the fault ...