Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective ...

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They emphasized the need to model faults in three dimensions, as fault width influences earthquake behavior, energy distribution, and how we interpret ancient seismic events. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ...

While West Texas has several fault lines, the earthquakes were likely caused by induced seismicity—earthquakes triggered by human activities, particularly oil and gas operations. Those ...

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However, no damages or injuries have been reported following Friday's earthquakes. While West Texas has several fault lines, the earthquakes were likely caused by induced seismicity ...

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could ...

The recent Myanmar earthquake serves as a reminder of the risks faced by the region, as it marks 10 years since a massive ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults? Using data compiled from single earthquakes across the world ...