Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

A 3.2 earthquake hit one kilometer south of Concord at 12:11 p.m. Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A recent study from Utah State University geoscientists explores the characteristics of rocks from a fault zone in Utah.

A new paper explains how the properties of fault rocks and geologic events that took place over a billion years ago could ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...

Several earthquakes with epicenters beneath the ocean surface rattled the Northern California coastline early Monday. The ...

A powerful earthquake and rising sea levels could have devastating effects on some parts of America amid fears of a pending 'mega-tsunami' ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Mettler Monday afternoon, according to the USGS. The tremor was reported around 12:09 ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

Many parts of Oregon are under threat of natural disaster. One risk is unique – it is a statewide burden shouldered by one ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...