That is the unpredictable nature of earthquake occurrence in this area.” Researchers found the new fault line by looking at seismic activity between the earth’s surface and a geological layer ...

The discovery of a new fault line may explain the unusually strong and displaced shaking from April’s magnitude 4.8 ...

According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake jolted Lompoc Valley Sunday night.

Analysis by the Columbia Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory found the quake took place on a previously ...

Researchers wrote that the fault line runs south to north and dips down into the Earth at a 45-degree angle. When the earthquake occurred, the sides of the previously unmapped fault slid against ...