California Faults Are Under Their Highest Stress in 1,000 Years, Stoking Fears of the ‘Big One’
No U.S. region is at greater risk of a catastrophic earthquake than Southern California. The hazard stems primarily…
‘Anomalous’ Earthquakes Have Hit Utah for Decades. Geologists Are Finally Closing in on an Answer
The tiny town of Randolph, Utah (population: 467), sat atop a deep 3.8 magnitude earthquake in the early…
Scientists Think Africa May Be Cracking Along a New Tectonic Plate Boundary
Earth’s mantle appears to be leaking a little along Central Africa. If this continues to develop, this rift…
The Earth is tearing itself apart near Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest
Subduction zones can look permanent on a map. They run for hundreds or thousands of miles, haul oceanic…
New Digital Tool Lets You See Where Your Backyard Was Millions of Years Ago
Millions of years ago, the land you’re currently sitting on was located at a completely different latitude. Your…