New research from MIT reveals that earthquakes can reverse direction, striking the same area twice, a phenomenon now termed as boomerang earthquakes.

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 ...

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

Scientists are warning that underexplored "supershear" earthquakes could have serious impacts in California, particularly near the infamous San Andreas Fault. "The San Andreas is the perfect setting ...

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth’s surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum—called ...

A groundbreaking geological study has revealed a previously underestimated natural threat lurking beneath Canada’s remote northern frontier. The Tintina fault, stretching over 1,000 kilometers across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A specific type of earthquake that can cause particularly intense shaking is more common than previously believed, some scientists ...

Shrinking lakes across the Tibetan Plateau may be doing more than altering the region’s hydrology. New research suggests that the slow disappearance of massive water bodies over tens of thousands of ...