A large earthquake off the coast of Alaska could send a tsunami that reaches all the way into Puget Sound. That’s according ...

Computer modeling illustrates 10 to 30-foot waves surging across the Pacific Ocean, as a result of a potential ...

When a slab slides beneath an overriding plate in a subduction zone, the slab takes on a property called anisotropy, meaning its strength is not the same in all directions. Anisotropy is what causes a ...

To better understand the scale of past earthquakes and tsunamis, scientists often use earthquake modeling or turn to evidence the tsunamis leave behind, such as sand deposits. The most recent great ...

On Jan. 1, 2024, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Japan, resulting in extensive damage in the region caused by uplift, when the land rises due to shifting tectonic plates. The ...

Earthquake-induced damage continues to pose significant challenges to the safety, functionality, and resilience of civil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New modeling suggests Cajon Pass sits near peak stress, raising concern about a rupture crossing two major Southern California ...

A new National Seismic Hazard Model predicts that more Americans could be at risk from earthquakes than previously thought ...

On January 1, 2008, at 1:59 am in Calipatria, California, an earthquake happened. You haven’t heard of this earthquake; even if you had been living in Calipatria, you wouldn’t have felt anything. It ...