More than 200 small quakes recorded since a 4.8-magnitude event near Tewksbury raise questions about reactivated ancient ...

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

Nine of the 11 earthquakes recorded in South Carolina in 2026 have happened in February, according to the USGS.

In 2025, Myanmar experienced a fault break that stretched 311 miles in seconds, forcing geologists to rethink key seismic ...

First, we connected our specially designed 6km-long strain cable (similar to submarine telecommunication cables but with special sensor fibers) to the seafloor observatory. Using an underwater plough, ...

Taiwan’s experience in 2025 revealed the dangers of internal paralysis amid intensifying external pressure. Legislative deadlock, failed recall campaigns and deepening polarisation weakened Taipei’s ...

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the continents are less rigid than scientists previously thought. This finding is ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ – A small earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.4 struck near Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County early Friday morning, according to data from the U.S. Geological ...

A proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Californians has sharply divided Democrats in the biggest blue state in the country — and is poised to set up a broader debate for the party heading into ...

It was a groundbreaking discovery. Scientists have found previously concealed fault lines along California’s north coast, sparking concerns that we could be drastically underestimating the earthquake ...

GUNNISON, Utah — A new report shows that there are even more fault lines through central Utah than previously thought, and the report's author is calling it a "game changer." A new technology called ...

Readers ask: “Where exactly is the Balcones Fault?” And while we’re at it, “What precisely is the Balcones Escarpment?” Excellent questions. Even some old-timers can’t tell you exactly where these two ...