REVEALED: earthquake scientist Rob Langridge inspects the fault line in the Inchbonnie trench across the Alpine Fault. . Photo: PAUL GORMAN / The Press A gash has been opened up across the Alpine ...

A massive fault line that was long considered dormant is showing signs of activity, raising concerns among scientists and residents alike. Recent seismic events have prompted a re-examination of this ...

A major fault in central Turkey is defying decades of scientific belief, tearing the Earth open in a way no one expected.

Using single calcite crystals with varying surface roughness allows engineers to simplify the complex physics that describes fault movement. Researchers now show how this simplification may lead to ...

This vertical cliff consists of soft mud deposited on the Japan Trench bottom and was uplifted ~60 m by the 2011 megaquake. This was the first time that the fault scarp of a trench-type earthquake was ...

The 7.5- magnitude earthquake beneath Japan's Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024, occurred when a 'dual-initiation mechanism' applied enough energy from two different locations to break through a fault ...

This study was mainly conducted by Dr. Peng SHU (State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration), Dr. Xiwei Xu (National Institute of Natural Hazard ...