A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface.

A swarm of small earthquakes jolted San Ramon over the last month. Scientists said the earthquakes are normal and aren’t ...

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 ...

After a magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier earlier this month, scientists believe a “connector fault” may ...

Chris Goldfinger, who grew up in the Bay Area and emerged as a leading scientist on the feared Cascadia Fault, discusses the ...

Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical ...

Tracy Turner, owner of the Wynola Junction, looks over pictures that fell from shelves when an earthquake hit Monday in Julian. (Denis Poroy / Associated Press) Below California's famed beaches, ...

California's earthquake faults are more likely to be "overdue" for a major quake than those elsewhere in the world, new research reveals—a finding that could have implications for how earthquake risk ...

The San Jacinto Fault, considered part of the San Andreas Fault system, has a 5% chance of magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes. The line begins at Cajun Pass and runs southeast through San Bernardino, ...

A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological ...

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.