This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound theory" of earthquakes. Most earthquakes are the result of the sudden elastic rebound of ...

Los Angeles could be edging closer to “the big one,” with new research finding earthquake stress has reached its highest ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events in Cascadia reveal repeated fault movements that only make sense if the ...

A research group led by Satoshi Ide from the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that classic earthquake generation theory does not hold in areas where the angle at which a tectonic plate dips under ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

Puerto Rico experienced several days of shaky ground, as much as five events in a single day, according to U.S. Geological ...

Concerns are growing among residents of Wrightwood over a proposed rock quarry project near the San Andreas Fault, a region ...

Two powerful earthquakes — magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 — struck Venezuela on June 24 within about 30 seconds of each other, with casualties still being tallied. The ...