Another scale is based on the physical size of the earthquake fault and the amount of slip that occurred. Then there are also measures of earthquake shaking intensity. The intensity from one ...

Ask students what the movement of the model's wooden block represents in a fault system. The answer is: an earthquake. 6. Ask them where in their model they can observe friction. Ask a student to ...

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

A University of Michigan study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really matter for the generation of earthquakes.

A new analysis of earthquake rupture directivity provides essential insights for seismic hazard and risk assessments in urban ...

Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more ...

An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same general area. Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time ...

An underwater fault line along the US West Coast could ... creating more pressure and more severe earthquakes. The ...

Recent earthquakes in the region may have raised the threat of an earthquake occurring near the Cayman Islands, according to ...