Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led ...

The Palos Verdes Fault zone, which runs along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties, could trigger an earthquake with a magnitude as strong as 7.8, according to a new study released Friday. In ...

A pair of moderate earthquakes that shook Northern California on Thursday and Friday happened near a region known as the Almanor Fault Zone, marking the two strongest temblors in almost a decade for a ...

Learn how faults beneath the Earth's surface can heal themselves after slowly releasing stress from the movement of tectonic ...

A CalEnergy geothermal field near the Salton Sea is triggering small earthquakes very close to the San Andreas Fault, according new research out of UC Santa Cruz. A separate study concludes that the ...

Tiny tremors and temblors recently discovered in fault zones from California to Japan are generated by slow-moving earthquakes that may foreshadow catastrophic seismic events, according to scientists ...

Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

By studying ancient lava flows that fractured over Turkey’s Tuz Gölü Fault, researchers at Curtin University have uncovered ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — California is no stranger to earthquakes, but the risk of earthquakes hitting San Diego County specifically lies on the fact that it rests on multiple active faults. There are ...

Earthquake faults deep in Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by ...