Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

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

A new paper explains how the properties of fault rocks and geologic events that took place over a billion years ago could ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...

A new study on the Cascadia fault line breaks down the flooding potential of a 9.0 earthquake, calculating the risk of where ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

A powerful earthquake and rising sea levels could have devastating effects on some parts of America amid fears of a pending 'mega-tsunami' ...

Many parts of Oregon are under threat of natural disaster. One risk is unique – it is a statewide burden shouldered by one ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Mettler Monday afternoon, according to the USGS. The tremor was reported around 12:09 ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...