After the biggest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years struck in July, a powerful fault line that could cause a magnitude 8 earthquake began moving, scientists say. In a study published ...

REVEALED: earthquake scientist Rob Langridge inspects the fault line in the Inchbonnie trench across the Alpine Fault. . Photo: PAUL GORMAN / The Press A gash has been opened up across the Alpine ...

Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by researchers at the UC Davis. The work, published Nov. 19 in Science ...

PASADENA (CBSLA) — When the Ridgecrest earthquakes rocked Southern California this past summer, scientists said a fault capable of producing an 8.0-magnitude quake began sliding. That finding was ...

A massive fault line that was long considered dormant is showing signs of activity, raising concerns among scientists and residents alike. Recent seismic events have prompted a re-examination of this ...

A study published in the journal Tectonics has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe's most seismically active regions. Researchers used advanced satellite data ...