One of the United States’ most active fault systems poses a significant earthquake hazard, and a major event could have ...

A dormant fault line in Canada has stirred after thousands of years, raising eyebrows among scientists and residents alike.

This has scientists quaking in their boots. Researchers have found that one of the US’s most dangerous fault lines is overdue ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This discovery could really shake up the Big Apple. New York City was rattled harder than some surrounding areas during last April ...

There's a sleeping fault line that runs along the border between Canada and Alaska. The line has been dormant for millions of years as best scientists can tell. But new research suggests it could be ...

Earthquake researchers believed for decades that rock friction within fault lines follows a simple relationship with temperature. However, a new study published by the Proceedings of the National ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, however, tells a different story. The research team—led by experts from the ...

ST. LOUIS – Earlier in the month, Missouri and nearby states saw a string of small earthquakes triggered along the New Madrid fault line. It raises the question many have had: Will the New Madrid ...