Elastic Rebound Theory This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound ...

A new study shows that climate shapes the land and can change where earthquakes happen and when volcanoes erupt.

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- If there is a Holy Grail in geology, it would be to find the key that allows us to predict when, where, and how strongly earthquakes will occur. Researchers are not there yet ...

A powerful earthquake that struck Calama in 2024 defied long-held assumptions about how deep earthquakes behave. In July 2024 ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum -- ...

Slow earthquakes have been discovered to exhibit anomalously slow, long-lasting and small slips, adjacent to regular ...

Their whole life, producer Hannah Chinn has known about the Big One: a massive earthquake forecasted to hit the West Coast.

Metro Detroit's workweek will feature a stretch of dry, cool weather to start before turning unsettled in the second half. (WDIV) Read full article: ‘Half the building is on fire’: Southgate police ...

It’s been a full week of earthquakes in California, including a 4.1 near Templeton that triggered an alert for residents.

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away. Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar ...