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While it has been known for decades that the northern half of the Concord fault is steadily creeping, in an area covering ...
The bold question-askers at What If examine the nearly impossible fault line conditions needed to trigger a magnitude 20 earthquake.
A major California fault once thought to be stable is quietly shifting beneath neighborhoods, schools, and it could lead to a ...
In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...
Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast ...
The Cascadia fault off the Pacific Northwest can trigger the rare magnitude-9 megathrust earthquakes and cause tsunamis that can devastate vast swathes of land and kill thousands. A new technology ...
If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables ...
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday, unleashing seismic shockwaves that raced through the Earth's ...
While rare, Redding does get earthquakes strong enough for us to feel. Here's why Shasta and Siskiyou counties and the north Sacramento Valley shakes.
Santa Rosa City Schools campuses are being transformed this summer, but two campuses must undergo required earthquake studies.
Scientists discover enormous pockets of salty brine beneath the Pacific Ocean, key to understanding periodic underwater ...
In September 2000, J.’s own Alix Wall wrote about her fond memories of her six summers at Camp Swig in the early ’80s, five ...