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Deadly earthquakes have hit Turkey before: Why there? Could a similar quake strike the US?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRescue workers continue recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria after a devastating series of...
Fault along L.A., O.C. coast could unleash huge earthquake on scale of San Andreas, study shows
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEarlier estimates said the fault zone could generate up to a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but a new...
What is the Almanor Fault Zone? Geologist explains region after latest California quakes
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA pair of moderate earthquakes that shook Northern California on Thursday and Friday happened near a...
Anatolian fault that gave rise to deadly Turkey and Syria quakes formed 5 million years ago
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA destroyed mosque amid rubble on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey after a 7.8-magnitude...
Supershear earthquakes are super powerful, and a lot less rare than previously thought
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew research finds that violent supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed,...
Aftershocks from devastating 1886 Charleston earthquake may still be hitting the US today
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA house damaged in the August 31, 1886 earthquake. Charleston, South Carolina, ca. September, 1886....
Eight earthquakes in 4 weeks proves old fault exists near NC mountain town, USGS says
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA North Carolina town was hit June 16 by its eight earthquake in just over three weeks, which means...
California hasn't seen a catastrophic earthquake recently. But 'quiet' period won't last
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe San Andreas fault is capable of magnitude 7.8 earthquakes. Two have occurred twice in recent...
Earthquake hits East Coast, rattling buildings in NYC, Philadelphia and Boston
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAn earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S....
Seattle's massive fault may result from oceanic crust 'unzipping itself' 55 million years ago
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMagnetic data suggest Seattle's fault line formed 55 million years ago, when the southern half of a...