NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...
In this May 202 photo, submerged trees are at the inlet delta of Stanley Lake, Idaho. Liquefaction during shaking from the March 31, 2020, Stanley earthquake caused ground subsidence and collapse of ...
When it comes to natural or “weather-related hazards”, in Missouri, we think of thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes. But there is one that is less common and lies beneath the surface—earthquakes. The ...
The northwestern margin of the Hetao Graben, North China, is bounded by a pronounced 160-km-long Langshan Piedmont fault (LPF). The kinematics and recent tectonic activity of this rift-border fault ...
While it is often said that mountains don’t move, in reality, the Colorado Rocky Mountains are the result of a slow dance that has been occurring beneath the earth’s surface for hundreds of millions ...
“The rocks themselves are telling us this is an important process,” Stanford geophysicist Eric Dunham said in a 2020 interview, speaking of the mysterious precursors faults emit before they slip. Over ...
From left, Utah State University geoscientists Geosciences Srisharan Shreedharan and Lindsey Broderick collect rock samples from the Wasatch Fault near Brigham City, Utah, USA. LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- ...
The last week has seen earthquakes in the usual places and some in areas not often as active. There were earthquakes on the Mendocino fault, an interesting sequence in the northern Gorda plate, and an ...
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