Fault zones are often wide, branching networks rather than narrow lines, requiring a shift to 3D models for better earthquake ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

Using data compiled from single earthquakes across the world, Christie Rowe of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno and Alex Hatem of the U.S. Geological Survey sought ...

The film explains the fault's complex system, the slow creep of tectonic plates, and the sudden release of energy during earthquakes. It highlights the historical significance of the fault ...

They can occur after periods of heavy rain, when the water saturates overlying rock, making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes ...