Scientists have a new method for studying faults that could improve earthquake forecasts, shedding light on where quakes ...

Scientists have a new method for studying faults that could improve earthquake forecasts, shedding light on where quakes start, how they spread, and where the biggest impacts might be.

Major quakes occur along the notorious San Andreas Fault every 180 years or so ... with a magnitude of 8.0 or greater. However, prediction, and subsequent preparation, remains difficult.

New research reveals a promising method to predict earthquakes by studying ancient curved scratches on fault surfaces. Stay ...

This sudden jerk creates an earthquake. The San Andreas Fault is undoubtedly the most famous transform boundary in the world. To the west of the fault is the Pacific plate, which is moving northwest.

Earthquakes are common on the West Coast, with multiple plate boundaries like the San Andreas fault making geologic ... earthquake in the next century. The prediction is based on research done ...