Another scale is based on the physical size of the earthquake fault and the amount of slip that occurred ... the building (or other structure) design, and the type of surface material (rock or dirt) ...

Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates ... The rock layers themselves along this fault line are a mixture of different types of rocks. The region the researchers examined ...

The seismic event highlights Myanmar's vulnerability to earthquakes, largely due to its location along the Sagaing Fault, a ...

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

A massive earthquake is expected to hit the Northwest. It will be centered off the Pacific coast, causing destruction far inland. But there are dangerous faults right under metropolitan Puget ...

The Pacific Northwest typically experiences three types of earthquakes: Shallow fault quakes: Ruptures in faults located in the upper 18 miles of the Earth's crust. These earthquakes typically ...

From Napa to Santa Cruz, people felt the jolt of a 3.9 earthquake Monday. The epicenter was near Dublin on the Calaveras ...