In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) presents a never-before-seen image of an oceanic transform fault from ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

A new three-dimensional model of the fault beneath the Marmara Sea in Türkiye reveals where a future major earthquake could ...

The National Science Foundation funded work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could change the way we conceptualize oceanic transform faults. The Gofar fault ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events in Cascadia reveal repeated fault movements that only make sense if the ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

Within 1.3 seconds, the ground on either side of Myanmar’s Sagaing Fault moved 2.5 meters sideways activity that a security camera caught in real time, providing a unique look at earthquake rupture ...

Invisible earthquakes are revealing a hidden tectonic puzzle beneath California’s most dangerous fault zone.

California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The magnitude 5.2 earthquake that shook most of Southern California on Monday did not result in any reported injuries or damage. But the stronger-than-expected tremor has brought into focus its source ...