New global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing ...

Earthquakes can happen anywhere and at any time. Being prepared and knowing what to do when an earthquake starts could save your life. Mandy Sleight Contributor Mandy Sleight is a freelance writer and ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. The research was ...

A new tool from the California Geological Survey (CGS) allows people to check if their property is in a regulatory earthquake hazard zone. As California is no stranger to earthquakes, this app could ...

A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the possible ...

You’ve seen the images of sloshing pools, and scattered and smashed bottles in the stores of Ridgecrest, epicenter of the largest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years. Many of us ...

Researchers report that their physics-based model of California earthquake hazards replicated estimates from the state's leading statistical model. Earthquakes pose a profound danger to people and ...

DUE to its location, the Philippines is a country that is highly susceptible to earthquakes. Situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire and crisscrossed by multiple active fault lines including the West ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Two of the most destructive forces of nature—earthquakes and ...

A small earthquake struck Tuesday evening just outside of San Jose, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).