Seismological research is directly related to the incubation, occurrence, and evolution of earthquakes. Scientists seek to ...

A recent study from Utah State University geoscientists explores the characteristics of rocks from a fault zone in Utah.

A small town in Idaho sitting near the Yellowstone supervolcano has been rocked by an early morning earthquake , possibly ...

The Colorado River was a fault line of near-tectonic political forces by the 1920s, as the seven states within its basin ...

An undersea 6.1-magnitude earthquake scale struck off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday and was felt across the Aegean Sea, but there were no immediate reports of ...

But at the very least, incidents like this should call for sober reflection, rather than further deepen our fault lines. Unfortunately, this tendency to retreat into ethnic and regional enclaves is ...

despite the tendency of earthquakes to concentrate along the fault line. Earthquakes are often caused by a sudden slip along a fault, according to the USGS. Carpenter said these slips happen when ...

"Nevada is the third most seismically ... were put through a simulated response to a major earthquake on the Mt. Rose fault line, coordinating a regional reaction with local law enforcement ...

The region’s active fault lines, including the Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley Fault Scarps and the Central Nevada Seismic Belt, contribute to the state’s earthquake activity.

Valmy sits within a region of active fault lines, including the Fairview ... A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook northern Nevada on December 9, 2024. It was the largest quake since May 15, 2020 ...

A team led by Tina Dura, an assistant professor of geosciences at Virginia Tech, used several models to gauge the extent to which land would be lost in the event of a great earthquake. Using ...