The San Andreas Fault is the cause of some of the worst earthquakes ever seen. This fascinating tour in Palm Springs gets up ...

The Unseen Power Beneath Our Feet Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of incredible power. The Earth’s crust is a dynamic ...

Yann Klinger is a seismologist at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris. He describes the geophysical activity in the ...

While Hollywood has hyped up ‘The Next Big One’ as a massive earthquake in the US, many believe that a much more devastating ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Joe by emailing joe.edwards@newsweek.com The San Andreas Fault, extending roughly 800 miles through California, is a significant source of seismic ...

Earthquakes are measured using the Richter scale, which quantifies the energy released during these tectonic movements. A magnitude of 3.0, while noticeable and potentially alarming, is generally ...

There’s not much better in life, as far as I’ve discovered, than sitting outside on a deck over the water at one of the renovated fishermen’s shacks at Nick’s Cove, an inn and restaurant ...

That two inches -- the average distance the San Andreas fault moves each year -- has the potential to unleash an earthquake of epic proportions directly under the San Francisco and San Jose area ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...

The devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake, which struck Myanmar on Friday, killing over 2,800 people and leaving thousands ...

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The place is so peaceful that you’d hardly guess that the San Andreas Fault, that tumultuous collision of two vast tectonic plates, runs directly under the water in front of you. It bisects ...