A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

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Illustration of the Cascadia subduction zone, a region where the patterns examined in this study play out. (Credit: Carie Frantz, Wikimedia Commons) When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, ...

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults. Small and distant earthquakes can disrupt the growth of slow-slip events — gradual fault movements that can release ...

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, looking down California Street. (The Chronicle 1906) Scientists are warning that ...

After more than 300 years of quiet, the Cascadia Subduction Zone is on the verge of releasing immense energy. This underwater ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - California residents are no strangers to earthquakes but what is the science behind these destructive jolts of energy? First, let's start with the way we measure the size of an ...

Researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults? At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults? Using ...

Researchers analyzing two decades of seismic data have uncovered a striking eastward migration of earthquakes along the Main ...