When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” ...

While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

In earthquake country, the meandering paths of quake faults easily get seared into memory in the same way as a California freeway map. An earthquake fault is a fracture in the ground between two ...