This discovery could really shake up the Big Apple. New York City was rattled harder than some surrounding areas during last April’s northeast earthquake because of a dangerous, newly discovered fault ...

Scientists find seismic scars in Brzegi, Poland and warn that the actual risk from an unknown fault line is much greater than ...

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 ...

S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Tintina fault is thought to have been inactive for more than 40 million years, but new research suggests that earthquakes occurred in the zone ...

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake centered near San Jose on Tuesday occurred along the Calaveras Fault, not the most active fault in the Bay Area. It was the strongest quake along that fault line since a 5.4 ...

Friday morning's earthquake, an event more commonly associated with California, was the first many Northeasterners had ever felt. The temblor, which measured 4.8 on the Richter scale, was considered a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When people think of ...

There's a sleeping fault line that runs along the border between Canada and Alaska. The line has been dormant for millions of years as best scientists can tell. But new research suggests it could be ...