The Palos Verdes Fault zone, which runs along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties, could trigger an earthquake with a magnitude as strong as 7.8, according to a new study released Friday. In ...

In the Pacific Northwest, big faults like the Cascadian subduction zone located offshore, get a lot of attention. But big faults aren't the only ones that pose significant hazards, and a new study ...

S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published ...

Let’s get ready to (potentially) rumble. A report this week from the Los Angeles Times took a look at what a devastating earthquake could do to Los Angeles — and the lessons to be learned from the ...

A fault zone off the Santa Monica coast could result in a larger, higher magnitude earthquake than previously thought according to a new study. Instead of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, which is already ...

When most people think of earthquakes, they think of California fault lines. But the most active earthquake zone east of the Rocky Mountains runs straight through the middle of the country — including ...

Tiny tremors and temblors recently discovered in fault zones from California to Japan are generated by slow-moving earthquakes that may foreshadow catastrophic seismic events, according to scientists ...

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 continental ...

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Utah Thursday, the second felt in two weeks. The tremors come as experts remap the ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A new proposed geological map could spell trouble for San Diego developers. A new map released by the California Geological Survey fills in the gaps for the Rose Canyon Fault, which ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — California is no stranger to earthquakes, but the risk of earthquakes hitting San Diego County specifically lies on the fact that it rests on multiple active faults. There are ...