The United States is crisscrossed by numerous fault lines, many of which have the potential to unleash significant ...

A section of the San Andreas fault where earthquakes occur regularly may give off a distinct signal before it trembles to life, new research finds. The signal hints at the opening and closing of ...

The giant earthquake that ripped through central Myanmar earlier this year did something seismologists rarely see: it slid ...

THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A new study suggests that last year’s ...

Earthquakes along a notorious section of the San Andreas Fault are driven by extreme temperatures deep beneath Earth's surface, with rocks being broken up and melted at temperatures of around 350 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A group of emergency managers, geologists and interested residents took part in a tour of the San Andreas Fault over the weekend. The tour was led by seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, ...

Released in 2015, the movie San Andreas exploded onto screens as a massive disaster spectacle focused on California’s famous San Andreas Fault. Directed by Brad Peyton, the film featured a ...

The "earthquake drought" currently taking place along a notorious section of the San Andreas Fault may be down to the loss of an ancient lake that once existed in the region, scientists have said.

An analysis of recent changes along earthquake faults in Southern California suggests there is an increased possibility of a major quake on the San Andreas Fault, researchers said Monday. The changes ...

The magnitude 4.7 earthquake Tuesday east of Monterey Bay hit on a unique section of the San Andreas fault that has long generated interest from scientists. The quake was felt across a wide area and ...