Geophysicists at the University of California, Riverside have received a $4.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of earthquake fault systems. Such systems occur ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This animation depicts simulated ground motion of the Earth’s surface that could occur in the central U.S. region for a magnitude ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Members of the news media are invited to the University at Buffalo North Campus on Friday, June 7, for a series of earthquake tests. Researchers will use a shake table – a large ...

The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The fault is overdue for an earthquake that could cause extensive ...

The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The fault is overdue for an earthquake that could cause extensive ...

Computer Simulation of a Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone This animation depicts simulated ground motion of the Earth’s surface that could occur in the central U.S. region for a ...