Geological faults: the beauty (and science) of a key geological process
This picture encapsulates the beauty of a geologic fault -- it's like someone took it from a textbook and slammed ...
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Scientists zoom in on likely site of next San Andreas earthquake
Scientists have managed to see the unseen.
Newly-discovered fault in San Andreas may explain geologic mysteries
It might be a good thing... but we're not sure yet.
6.9 earthquake hits California, followed by aftershocks
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the coast of Northern California struck Sunday night, on the 9th of March. It was ...
Mobile US seismic array maps American mantle
A laudable, ambitious initiative is nearing fruition: the US$90-million Transportable Array, a moveable grid of seismometers that blankets America. Since ...
Largest deep earthquake ever recorded still baffles seismologists
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake that struck deep beneath the Sea of Okhotsk on May 24, 2013 still poses a lot ...
Water flow tracks earthquake healing
Rock permeability in the geologic fault that unleashed China's 2008 quake shows that fractures mend quicker than was thought. A ...
California super-earthquake probably on its way
It should be no surprise for anybody that a major earthquake is way overdue in LA; a study has shown ...
New earthquake models show ‘stable zones’ not so stable after all
A recent study conducted by Californian and Japanese seismologists claims that stable fault areas might not be so stable, in ...
2011 earthquake in Spain was caused by groundwater extraction
In 2011, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Spanish city of Lorca, resulting in the loss of 9 lives and the injury ...
Oxygen atmosphere on Saturn’s moon, Dione
It's been less than a month since we published the last thing about the Cassini probe, and the amazing spacecraft ...
3 million years inactive fault in Sierra Nevada may trigger quakes after all
The major fault in Sierra Nevada is believed to have been "quiet" for more than 3 million years has shown ...
