Each year, National Earthquake Information Center locates ... The point where these faults move against each other is called the "fault line." When there is too much friction between the fault ...

and smaller earthquakes are felt in the region roughly every two to three years. On the West Coast, it can be possible to determine exactly which fault line a quake originated along, the USGS said ...

(KGO) -- Bigger and stronger than first thought. Scientists uncover new findings about the fault line that caused the 6.0 earthquake in Napa nearly a decade ago. The earthquake in 2014 took the ...

An earthquake has struck California's Bay Area right along a fault line experts now fear may be the surprise cause of the long-awaited 'Big One.' The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the 3.2 ...

New York City was rattled harder than some surrounding areas during last April’s northeast earthquake because of a dangerous, newly discovered fault line that sits at a rare angle — and it ...

While earthquakes are incredibly difficult to predict, the pattern is invaluable for semiologists studying the fault line. A stock photo shows a sing marking the San Andreas Fault. A region of the ...

could trigger an earthquake with a magnitude as strong as 7.8, according to a new study released Friday. In the study, scientists with Harvard University said they now believe the fault line is ...