A geological fault is (in geology) a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement along the fractures. More simply put, it’s a ...

Cheyenne, Wyo. • Scientists have completed the most detailed map yet of one of North America’s most spectacular geologic faults with the hope of providing a better understanding of the ...

The map shows 12,341 impact craters, 81 impact basins, 17 rock types, and 14 types of lunar structures, like lava flows and fault systems. The map also includes the geological discoveries made at ...

Officials of the California Geological Survey marked the agency's 150th anniversary Tuesday by releasing two updated maps revealing the latest information on all the state's active seismic faults ...

The state’s first new map of earthquake faults in 16 years shows active faults in Orange County — among them the Newport-Inglewood fault, one of the most dangerous according to the state’s ...

Sometime between now and mid-November, the California Geological Survey will release its final map of earthquake fault zones for Hollywood. The public policy and financial implications of this ...

Some of the most memorable geologic maps I've seen have been of national parks. ... You may notice that some of the yellow areas on the map seem to run right across the fault without being affected.

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 North America.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Scientists have completed the most detailed map yet of one of North America's most spectacular geologic faults with the hope of providing a better understanding of the ...