SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.2 magnitude quake occurred close to Goleta Sunday ...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.7 magnitude quake shook near Alum Rock ...
Most earthquake energy turns into heat rather than ground shaking, sometimes hot enough to melt rock in microseconds. MIT’s ...
— James Webb, Mineral Point, Wis. A Chuck DeMets, professor of geophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Most earthquakes occur when a geological fault, a fracture within the Earth’s crust, ...
The US Geological Survey reported a preliminary 3.4 magnitude earthquake close to California's Big Bear City on Sunday ...
Sinkholes form when specific types of rock dissolve beneath the ground, but their collapse can be triggered by earthquakes and heavy rain. What are they and how do you know where they form?