A new study suggests Southern California's major fault system is more stressed than at any point in the last 1,000 years.

San Andreas Fault and the smaller San Jacinto Fault are now "critically stressed" – reaching a 1,000-year high level of ...

When and where the next large earthquake will strike remains one of the most difficult questions in geoscience. Researchers ...

"We are a long way off from predicting natural earthquakes, but understanding the physics of labquakes and how they evolve allows us to better understand the mechanics of real earthquakes," said ...

Tsukuba, Japan—In July 2025, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8-8.9 struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Notably, this event ruptured nearly the same region as the M9.0-class ...

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has presented UC Santa Cruz postdoctoral scholar Will Steinhardt with its 2024 Jason P. Morgan Early Career Award honoring outstanding and significant ...

The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake struck southern Turkey and Syria along the East Anatolian Fault. The magnitude 7.8 quake and its magnitude 7.5 aftershock devastated the region, killing tens of ...