Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

Washington hasn’t seen a major earthquake since the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake in 2001. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, ...

If an earthquake of over 9 ... if you compare this to other subduction zones, it is quite late.' Cascadia's four segments ...

Blake said it’s also one of the busiest seismic zones in the country ... a phenomenon that is often associated with major earthquakes. “So, it kinda turns into this kind of quicksand where ...

That suggests a damaging earthquake can come from practically anywhere along the West Coast. Both the San Andreas Fault and the Cascadia Subduction Zone are long overdue for a major earthquake.

Researchers have long thought that this force is the central driver of earthquakes. But another force is also in the mix: the properties of the rocks in the fault zones along the plate interface.

Residents along California’s North Coast will participate in Tsunami Preparedness Week from March 22 to 30, with a coordinated multi-county tsunami exercise scheduled for March 26 at 11:00 a.m.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook parts of east King County early Thursday afternoon, just hours after a similar quake in Bremerton.

West Texas is not home to a single major fault line ... Permian Basin fault zone and the Balcones Fault Zone, making the region more prone to earthquakes. However, seismic activity in the region ...

Accurate assessment of the land surface damage (such as small-scale fracturing and inelastic deformation) from two major earthquakes ... measurements in earthquake zones remains challenging.

A string of earthquakes in California last week saw residents urged to 'remain alert' amid warnings bigger tremors could be on the way in a neighbouring state ...

Washington hasn’t seen a major earthquake since the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake in 2001. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a ...