It’s virtually impossible to predict when and where an earthquake will occur. Depending on your location and how big the ...

New research shows that slow, silent stress buildup and fault geometry are crucial in triggering earthquakes A new study has ...

"The same physical process will take place in both cases — the explosive spring of the bent plates will release in the same ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

The team conducted experiments and developed theoretical models to demonstrate how slow, steady creep at stress thresholds transitions into the dynamic rupture associated with earthquakes.

BOSTON - An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday was centered off York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode ...

Aside from the danger they pose, such earthquakes disrupt the slow, long-term changes occurring at subduction zones. The cycle of sudden earthquakes and slow plate movement makes it difficult for ...