An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

The threat of earthquakes should be taken as “constant” in regions where tremors come and go, according to seismologists who describe the concept of an overdue disaster as a “myth. ” After assessing ...

There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are now putting actual seismic waves to work, ...

A new 3D subsurface model shows how variations in rock strength beneath the Marmara Sea could trigger future large earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault. The findings improve understanding of ...

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault surfaces to the possibility of earthquake occurrences. Published in the ...

Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent plate boundaries releases suddenly, the plates can slip several meters and ...

USGS geologists Josie Nevitt and Beth Haddon make measurements of fault rupture. (Ben Brooks, USGS) The U.S. Geological Survey and the Global Earthquake Model Foundation signed an agreement that will ...

“Our research shows that major earthquakes are just as random and unpredictable as smaller ones. The science is blunt: major ...