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S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published ...

Researchers unveiled a physical model that yields an unprecedented, high-resolution look at the slip rates of faults, which determine the likelihood of earthquakes. In a new paper recently published ...

"It was shocking to see such a stark contrast across the fault," said Christine Chesley, a WHOI postdoc in Geology & Geophysics, and lead author of the study. "The conductivity structure defied all of ...

Southeastern Pennsylvania, including York County, contains some remarkable geologic history. From rocks representing a fractured supercontinent 550 million years ago to sediment accumulating in a ...

Machu Picchu, the 600-year-old Incan citadel in modern-day Peru, is notoriously hard to get to. Built on a narrow ridge in the Andes Mountains, this UNESCO world heritage site is still difficult to ...

Ground fissures and tectonic faults represent critical structural features within sedimentary basins, where the interplay of regional stress fields, depositional environments and, at times, human ...

California officials have mapped a new stretch of an earthquake fault through northeast Los Angeles — a fault that could cause major damage in the heart of the metro area. The Raymond fault has long ...

Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link ...

PORT ANGELES — The Cascadia Subduction Zone’s huge fault isn’t the only mover and shaker residents need to worry about, according to geologist Dann May. The North Olympic Peninsula is riddled with ...