Tectonic plates are, like most of us, under a lot of stress and are always in motion. But they move slowly, and the exact moment when the stress between them will be released is uncertain. While ...

In 2024, more areas of the U.S. experienced earthquakes, leading some homeowners to face what Alaskans and Californians live through and fear: earthquake damage to their homes. "After their homeowners ...

In 2024, more areas of the U.S. experienced earthquakes, leading some homeowners to face what Alaskans and Californians live through and fear: earthquake damage to their homes. “After their ...

Pacific Beach, WA – Researchers at the University of Washington have made a crucial discovery to help them better understand earthquake zones off the West Coast. The findings give them more insight ...

The McLaskey Research Group, led by Prof. Gregory McLaskey, civil and environmental engineering, has made a breakthrough in the study of earthquakes by experimentally showing that the fracture energy ...

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions a longstanding hypothesis regarding the buildup of both fast and slow earthquakes while providing a potential ...

PM local time, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, as officially recorded by the China Earthquake Networks Center. This seismic event, located at a latitude of 21.47 degrees north and a ...

Groundbreaking Discovery in Offshore Sediment Cores Two fault systems on North America's West Coast – the Cascadia subduction ...

SEATTLE — The threat of an earthquake at any given moment in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is real. Right below our feet is the meeting place of multiple tectonic plates, slowly moving and pushing ...

NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center provides warnings for Pacific basin teletsunamis -- tsunamis that can quickly spread across the entire ocean and cause widespread damage far away from their ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Tibet’s mountains in 2025. It was so strong that four countries felt it. This was like a big game where the Himalayas keep getting bigger scores. But here’s the thing: ...