Climate change may influence seismic activity as melting glaciers reduce pressure on quake-prone faults Southern Colorado’s ...

Yellowstone has been the site of persistent volcanic activity for more than 2 million years. But what did the region look ...

"The project's improvements downstream of Lake Perris will provide additional protection for the community through the ...

In mountainous areas, earthquakes can sometimes be amplified by the shape of the landscape. Research by the University of Twente shows that further from the epicenter, the shape of the terrain's ...

These are continent-size slabs of rock that glide over the planet’s mantle, constantly but very slowly reshaping Earth’s landscape. Though movies like "San Andreas" and "Earthquake" show ...

the results of a powerful 7.2 quake in December 1954 are still visible in the landscape near Fallon nearly 70 years later.

the results of a powerful 7.2 quake in December 1954 are still visible in the landscape near Fallon nearly 70 years later. But in the past six-plus decades, northwestern Nevada hasn't seen any ...

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The Yellowstone region today is wonderland. It is full of spectacular geysers and colorful hot springs, home to lakes and ...

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Centered in New Madrid, Missouri, the seismic zone “is the most active seismic area in the United States east of the Rocky ...

The swarm destroyed settlements and 'dramatically affected the landscape,' officials reported. Though this week's earthquake swarm is not necessarily a sign that the New Madrid fault is about to ...