Major faults like the San Andreas strike fear of producing devastating earthquakes. But scientists have found that little-known 'branch' faults, minor faults that stem from larger ones, could release ...

The San Jacinto Fault, considered part of the San Andreas Fault system, has a 5% chance of magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes. The line begins at Cajun Pass and runs southeast through San Bernardino, ...

ST. LOUIS – Earlier in the month, Missouri and nearby states saw a string of small earthquakes triggered along the New Madrid fault line. It raises the question many have had: Will the New Madrid ...

A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) While the fault lines might have been ...

After a magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier earlier this month, scientists believe a “connector fault” may ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake centered near San Jose on Tuesday occurred along the Calaveras Fault, not the most active fault in the Bay Area. It was the strongest quake along that fault line since a 5.4 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When people think of ...

A strip of restless ocean off the Pacific Northwest conceals a threat that has been building for centuries. Beneath these waters lies the Cascadia Subduction Zone—a 600-mile fault line locked since ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Earlier in the month, Missouri ...