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 ...

A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface.

Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by researchers at the UC Davis. The work, published Nov. 19 in Science ...

Daniel Trugman, assistant professor in the Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL), and Avigyan Chatterjee, doctoral student in the NSL, have published a research article in the journal Nature about how ...

After faults deep in the Earth get shaken up from a stress-relieving event, they can be patched right back up to continue the endless earthquake cycle. However, this self-healing ability doesn't apply ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events in Cascadia reveal repeated fault movements that only make sense if the ...

California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A rare earthquake in Myanmar revealed how a long, mature fault can transmit energy directly to the surface. The discovery may change how scientists evaluate the danger posed by major faults around the ...