Elastic Rebound Theory This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound ...

Deep beneath the surface, our planet is a reactor, and one of the ways you'll feel this activity is when there's an earthquake. Earthquakes are violent shaking from the planet's surface, according to ...

In 1979, the University of Minnesota’s Harold Mooney estimated that Minnesota’s average recurrence rate for a magnitude 4 ...

Their whole life, producer Hannah Chinn has known about the Big One: a massive earthquake forecasted to hit the West Coast.

Scientists in Switzerland are deliberately triggering tiny earthquakes deep in the Alps to study how quakes start. Using water injection and thousands of sensors, they aim to predict dangerous faults, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Fifty years ago, in November 1975, scientists at the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory knew something ...

Scientists have discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal themselves within hours, acting like “quick-set glue” after ...

The Bay Area of California was shaken by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake overnight, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and although the experience is rare in Michigan, it's not unheard of. The San ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. Today we are talking about what could come next after Monday's quake and how to be prepared for the next one. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our ...

Today we're talking earthquake preparedness. Before you click next because you think you don't live in an area prone to earthquakes, let me just point out that, according to the USGS, states including ...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck San Diego County on Monday, the largest quake in the region since 2010. While officials have said there were no injuries or major structural damage reported, the ...