A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

How moving tectonic plates and rising heat from deep within Earth created one of the ocean’s largest canyons. On land, giant canyons like the Grand Canyon are usually the slow handiwork of rivers that ...

Data from the USGS shows the seismic events have ranged in strength from 2.5 up to 4.2 in magnitude.

A series of earthquakes rocked a Bay Area city on Feb. 2. Did you feel it? San Ramon was hit by a cluster of quakes starting ...

It was a groundbreaking discovery. Scientists have found previously concealed fault lines along California’s north coast, sparking concerns that we could be drastically underestimating the earthquake ...

Beneath the ocean lie vast stretches of land—entire regions that were once above sea level. These aren't myths or Atlantis-style fables, but geological realities. From plate tectonics to ancient ...

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

Over the last few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.9 earthquake about 12 miles northeast of Indio that caused serious shaking ...

The historian Adam Tooze discusses Davos, China and the fading of an old world order. This is an edited transcript of “The ...