After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region's builders and city planners. This information -- the most ...

As much as we would all like to just accept that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson could indeed fight the San Andreas fault and defeat an earthquake with just his raised eyebrow and amazing biceps, it's ...

A major California fault once thought to be stable is quietly shifting beneath neighborhoods, schools, and it could lead to a powerful quake with no warning. A new US geological (USGS) survey showed ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Scientists have completed the most detailed map yet of the geologic fault at the foot of the Teton Range, one of the most visually striking and potentially dangerous seismic areas in ...

A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological ...

Officials of the California Geological Survey marked the agency's 150th anniversary Tuesday by releasing two updated maps revealing the latest information on all the state's active seismic faults, as ...

Researchers unveiled a physical model that yields an unprecedented, high-resolution look at the slip rates of faults, which determine the likelihood of earthquakes. In a new paper recently published ...

California’s state geologist has concluded that an active earthquake fault is underneath a massive proposed skyscraper project in Hollywood, setting the stage for a huge battle at City Hall over ...

Southeastern Pennsylvania, including York County, contains some remarkable geologic history. From rocks representing a fractured supercontinent 550 million years ago to sediment accumulating in a ...