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

Los Angeles could see a major earthquake ...

A new study of California's earthquakes say that building pressure underneath two major fault lines converging at Cajon Pass ...

Beneath our feet, the Earth is in a constant, slow negotiation with itself. Tectonic plates grind, lock, flex, and ...

While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something unexpected: a negative phase in the waveforms, a pattern that did not conform to ...

Earthquake researchers believed for decades that rock friction within fault lines follows a simple relationship with temperature. However, a new study published by the Proceedings of the National ...

What does that mean for earthquake risk?

A newly discovered fault line shows why New York City was hit harder by an April earthquake than its epicenter in New Jersey. This discovery could really shake up the Big Apple. New York City was ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A brand new 45-mile fault line has been discovered stretching along ...

This post was updated July 5 at 11:07 p.m. High stress levels on fault lines under Los Angeles could increase risk of an ...

Hurricanes are still the biggest threat to Florida, but earthquakes do occur. Could a quake like the one that rocked ...

This article is part of Shaky Ground, a collaborative reporting project between the Carlsbad Current-Argus and KRWG Public Media. A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up ...