The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a major quake in 1700. The fault ...

Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough to ...

This study, published in Earth and Planetary Physics, explores the subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismic ...

Enrique Diego Arango Arias, head of Cuba's National Seismological Service, announced that a noticeable tremor was detected by ...

A flurry of earthquakes in the Seattle area over the last couple of weeks has some residents asking if that means the "Big ...

Residents are urged to secure household items, maintain emergency kits, and participate in statewide drills such as the Great ...

The 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:18 p.m. on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The head of Cuba's Seismological Service, Enrique Diego Arango, issued a warning this Sunday emphasizing the critical need ...

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook parts of east King County early Thursday afternoon, just hours after a similar quake in Bremerton.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of producing a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, last produced a major quake in 1700. The fault goes an average of 535 years between major quakes, according to the ...