California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.

Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study.

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...

The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.

A British family caught up in the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook western Turkey and the Greek islands has said the jolts ...

Point Reyes sits right on the San Andreas Fault. The Olema Valley landscape has healed, and the fault line has been ...

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and mega-tsunamis, potentially reachi ...

Most earthquakes happen along fault lines, which are the boundaries between ... It forms the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates, with segments moving past each other as fast ...