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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...