An aerial view of the La Cañada Flintridge foothills shows dust and dirt thrown into the air following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake from Oct. 1, 1987. (George Rose / Getty Images) Monday's magnitude 4.4 ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

Remote sections along California’s massive San Andreas Fault, where large earthquakes regularly occur, may be primed to shake again any day now, according to a new study. The area around Parkfield in ...

In earthquake country, the meandering paths of quake faults easily get seared into memory in the same way as a California freeway map. An earthquake fault is a fracture in the ground between two ...

While California’s 750-mile-long San Andreas Fault is notorious, experts believe a smaller fault line possesses a greater threat to lives and property in the southern part of the state. According to ...

Enlarged microscope photo of sedimentary rock that was structurally altered during an earthquake. The slip layer (green portion) was heated during fault movement. The actual field of view is only ...

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles in August was along the Puente Hills fault system, a thrust fault that runs beneath one of the city's oldest and most densely populated areas. The fault's ...

Scientists are analyzing the disaster for clues about the potential strength and location of future West Coast quakes. By Henry Fountain The scientists studying the powerful earthquakes that ...