Can scientists predict a particular earthquake? In short, no. Science has not yet found a way to make actionable earthquake predictions. A useful prediction would specify a time, a place and a ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Using single calcite crystals with varying surface roughness allows engineers to simplify the complex physics that describes fault movement. In a new study from the University of ...

Expert urges quake preparedness for Karachi, says city sits near three-plate junction and multiple fault lines ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake seven miles in Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018, caused significant infrastructure damage in a number of areas. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Balinda O’Neal Dresel) ShakeOut ...

A rare earthquake in Myanmar revealed how a long, mature fault can transmit energy directly to the surface. The discovery may change how scientists evaluate the danger posed by major faults around the ...

A new low-intensity earthquake was recorded off the Costa Blanca coastline in the early hours of Thursday December 18, ...

Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World ...

LOS ANGELES — It's been 30 years since a deadly 6.7 magnitude earthquake devastated Northridge and many lessons have been learned since. “The Northridge earthquake was a tremendously powerful event,” ...

It is not unheard of for the ground to shake in Broken Hill, but what is unusual is the number of earthquakes recorded by Geoscience Australia this year.

Philippine Sea: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 rattled the Philippine Sea on Saturday, a statement by the National Center for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A unilateral partial ...

Using single calcite crystals with varying surface roughness allows engineers to simplify the complex physics that describes fault movement. Researchers now show how this simplification may lead to ...