The San Andreas Fault is the longest and fastest-moving, but over the next decade, Dr. Lucy Jones says it'll probably be one ...

The United States is crisscrossed by numerous fault lines, many of which have the potential to unleash significant ...

Earthquakes happen due to sudden movement of tectonic plates and stress release along fault lines beneath the Earth’s crust.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Tintina fault is thought to have been inactive for more than 40 million years, but new research suggests that earthquakes occurred in the zone ...

Scientists warn that a recently discovered fault could unleash a catastrophic future earthquake in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta ...

There's a sleeping fault line that runs along the border between Canada and Alaska. The line has been dormant for millions of years as best scientists can tell. But new research suggests it could be ...

Small recreational vehicle driving the Dempster Highway near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. Credit - Robert Postma/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group—Getty Images High up in Canada’s Yukon ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

Did you feel it? An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck near San Ramon on Thursday, the U.S. Geological ...