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Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault surfaces to the possibility of earthquake occurrences. Published in the ...

image: Gregory McLaskey (L) and Steven Glaser examine a tabletop model of a fault at UC Berkeley. view more Credit: Preston Davis photo. Berkeley — The more time it takes for an earthquake fault ...

"We find that the model qualitatively reproduces the behavior of the 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake as well, with the largest slip occurring in a place that may have been creeping before ...

The longer a fault heals between earthquakes, ... after the Tohoku earthquake. A new fault healing model could account for high-frequency seismic waves recorded during the March 2011 earthquake.

The Northridge Earthquake, occurring on a previously unrecognized fault, spurred a new effort to search for new faults and to investigate their potential for causing significant damage. By 2007, when ...

While that 1.15%—or roughly 1 in 87—chance of the San Andreas Fault experiencing an earthquake over the next year may seem slim, it’s a significant increase over previous predictive odds.

Aftershocks of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest have been creeping into areas close to two major earthquake faults, sparking concern.

Along coastal California, the possibility of earthquakes and landslides are commonly prefaced by the phrase, “not if, but when.” This precarious reality is now a bit more predictable thanks to ...

The more time it takes for an earthquake fault to heal, the faster the shake it will produce when it finally ruptures, according to a new study by engineers at the University of California ...