Seismologists have a term they use carefully: a "seismic gap." It refers to a section of an active fault that has gone quiet ...

DALLAS (SMU) - Scientists from SMU, The University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive to forces that could ...

A sharp, circular fault has been discovered beneath Campi Flegrei, one of the world’s most closely watched volcanoes, following a major seismic study powered by artificial intelligence. Researchers ...

Four of Santa Rosa’s elementary schools sit near or atop parts of the Rodgers Creek Fault. What does the future hold for ...

Since 1972, California law has required the California Geological Survey to maintain a map that records all active faults, and the state bans building directly on top of them. Where fault lines are ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Maps released Thursday of earthquake-prone areas are intended to ensure new construction in San Diego does not take place atop earthquake faults that may break the surface. Developed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crack splits the sidewalk at Discovery Well Park in Huntington Beach, located atop the Newport-Inglewood fault. (Allen J.