By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

A team of engineers has made major strides in generating the tiniest earthquakes imaginable. The team's device, known as a ...

Invisible earthquakes are revealing a hidden tectonic puzzle beneath California’s most dangerous fault zone.

On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at ...

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile in July 2024—and it wasn’t supposed to be that strong. Unlike Chile’s infamous shallow “megathrust” quakes, this one ruptured deep inside the ...

A deep earthquake in Chile surprised scientists by using heat to grow stronger far underground and cause serious surface ...

The quake, which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border on Dec. 6, has helped geologists confirm a decades-old hypothesis: it’s ...

As a critical first step in preparing for earthquakes, homeowners are being urged to ensure that their dwellings are designed ...

Professor Katsuhiko Ishibashi, a seismologist and a former member of a Japanese government panel on nuclear reactor safety, ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

As Japan aims to reduce fossil fuel dependency, Chubu Electric's Hamaoka plant may have miscalculated seismic risks, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Monday its employees may have used cherry-picked ...