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California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location ...
California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt. But a few, like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, are massive, capable of widespread ...
A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...
As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Semnan in northern Iran, an area already experiencing heightened tensions due to the ...
Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...
Colorado has the potential for much larger earthquakes than a 2.9 quake in Dacono on June 13. Here's what to know and when the last earthquake was.
Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults.
Q: Why is that? A: A colleague of mine likes to say that the comparison between big and small earthquakes is like the difference between sharks and cows. Think of big earthquakes like sharks and ...