Elastic Rebound Theory This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound ...

Deep beneath the surface, our planet is a reactor, and one of the ways you'll feel this activity is when there's an earthquake. Earthquakes are violent shaking from the planet's surface, according to ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

In 1979, the University of Minnesota’s Harold Mooney estimated that Minnesota’s average recurrence rate for a magnitude 4 ...

Another 2.3 earthquake shook East Tennessee on July 27, according to the United States Geological Survey. The minor earthquake had an epicenter just east of Knoxville in Mascot, Tennessee. The ...

Their whole life, producer Hannah Chinn has known about the Big One: a massive earthquake forecasted to hit the West Coast.

It’s been a full week of earthquakes in California, including a 4.1 near Templeton that triggered an alert for residents.

Scientists in Switzerland are deliberately triggering tiny earthquakes deep in the Alps to study how quakes start. Using water injection and thousands of sensors, they aim to predict dangerous faults, ...

Scientists have discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal themselves within hours, acting like “quick-set glue” after ...

Today we're talking earthquake preparedness. Before you click next because you think you don't live in an area prone to earthquakes, let me just point out that, according to the USGS, states including ...

Another 2.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Tennessee on July 9 around 8:52 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey - but you might not even have noticed. The earthquake happened in Greenback, ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. Today we are talking about what could come next after Monday's quake and how to be prepared for the next one. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our ...