Researchers have long thought that this force is the central driver of earthquakes. But another force is also in the mix: the properties of the rocks in the fault zones along the plate interface.

Non-volcanic tremor ramp up precedes slow slip in Cascadia by about a day, indicating that brittle-creeping process ...

One of the “worst-case scenarios” with an epicenter in southeast Missouri, near Sikeston, would be the least disastrous of ...

A study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really matter for the generation of earthquakes. Earthquakes occur along fault lines between ...

It added: "If driving during an earthquake, try to pull over and stop. Set your parking break." Los Angeles sits close to the San Andreas Fault zone, which makes earthquakes a regular occurrence ...

A string of earthquakes in California last week saw residents urged to 'remain alert' amid warnings bigger tremors could be on the way in a neighbouring state ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a major quake in 1700. The fault ...

Residents are urged to secure household items, maintain emergency kits, and participate in statewide drills such as the Great ...

Southern California experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake — the highest total ...

Deep earthquakes: Deep faults happen when two tectonic plates collide and one plate slips beneath the other one. These quakes ...