The Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) is a 600-mile-long fault line that stretches from Northern California to Vancouver Island in Canada. It marks the boundary where the Juan de Fuca Plate is being ...

A new geological fault has started to show signs of movement along the U.S. coastline, and scientists are watching closely. In this eye-opening video, we examine the latest seismic data revealing ...

Scientists warn 1,000-foot ‘mega-tsunami’ could wipe part of America off the map. Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the mainland West Coast would be at risk if an earthquake erupts along the ...

Those measurements, Hua says, suggest that in this area, North America’s craton is dripping downward into the mantle in a way he and his colleagues didn’t expect and couldn’t quite explain.

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 ...

IAMX has announced a highly anticipated return to the United States and Canada with the Fault Lines2 North American Tour, beginning this Fall. The tour kicks off in San Francisco on October 10 and ...

A major fault line in the southeast corner of the state is causing some state and local governments to start preparing for the possibility of a damaging quake. Here’s what to know.

Researchers have mapped out three currently active ancient fault lines—fissures in the Earth’s crust—in the New Madrid area that formed around 500 million years ago, at a time when the North ...

"It would not be unusual for a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in eastern or central North America to be felt by a significant percentage of the population in many communities more than 100 km (60 mi ...

"It would not be unusual for a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in eastern or central North America to be felt by a significant percentage of the population in many communities more than 100 km (60 mi ...

A hazardous fault line that runs south of downtown Seattle may have formed when the edge of the North American continent tore apart 55 million years ago, a new study suggests.