Surprisingly, they found that only around 10% of a quake’s energy causes the physical shaking most people associate with ...

On New Year's Day 2024, a massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in north central Japan, resulting in extensive damage in the region caused by uplift, when the land rises due to ...

Scientists used supercomputer simulation to reveal the underlying mechanism by which the irregular fault geometry, characterized by multisegments, controlled the variation of the fault slip and ...

Now, scientists are studying this cataclysmic seismic event with the goal of devising new ways to reduce casualties in the future. According to Luis Ceferino, assistant professor of civil and ...

The highest hazard areas are near major, active faults. But strong and damaging shaking is "possible anywhere in California." ...