Almost no one was aware of how land levels could change both during earthquakes and in the long intervals between them. In ...

Those are the findings of a new study that examined the repercussions of a massive earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone ... infrastructure damage and forced relocation,” the study said.

Scientists believe a major earthquake will eventually rupture the Cascadia subduction zone, a fault that runs from ... The report found that, in addition to whatever damage the earthquake and a ...

As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration makes clear, it's not a matter of if but when the next great earthquake (with a magnitude greater than 8) will hit the Pacific Northwest. It's ...

There are San Andreas faults in many places. They happen where two rigid continental masses slide past each other at fairly rapid pace. The San Andreas fault separates (‘connect’ would be the ...

Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds ...

Researchers modeled the consequences of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone. According to their findings, the ground could sink by up to 6.5 feet (2 meters), worsening flood risks in ...

The University of Tennessee said no structural damage was reported after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck parts of East Tennessee. RELATED: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits East Tennessee The ...