Earthquake faults are common in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is slowly moving beneath another. In the U.S., major subduction zones exist in the Cascadia region of the Pacific ...

Earthquakes, large and small, happen every single day along zones that wrap around the world like seams on a baseball. Most don’t bother anybody, so they don’t make the news. But every now and ...

Earthquakes are one of Earth's biggest and deadliest natural disasters. Here we explore earthquakes in more detail while uncovering how and why they happen.

What to do when an earthquake strikes. If you find yourself indoors when shaking starts, the first thing you should do is drop, cover and hold on.That often means finding a strong desk or table to ...

Earthquakes are the result of a fault line moving and releasing energy, or as Julian Lozos, assistant professor of geophysics at Cal State Northridge, describes it: a zipper unzipping.

Earthquakes are a fact of life in this part of the world, so as soon as an earthquake ends, it’s business as usual. Err… more jelly please! …Oh. Asks for more jelly in Japanese.

Earthquakes can cause serious structural damage to buildings. Getty Images Protect your home. People aren't the only ones at risk during an earthquake; homes can also be seriously damaged.

Following a recent series of earthquakes reported in the Upstate, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division addresses myths about earthquakes, explaining what is fact or fiction. (Video ...

During an earthquake (or marsquake), four main types of waves are generated: p-waves, s-waves, Love waves, and Rayleigh waves. VectorMine (Dreamstime.com) P-waves and s-waves make up a group ...

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles away. Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar suffered extensive ...