Earthquake researchers believed for decades that rock friction within fault lines follows a simple ... with data from experiments on various rock types, including granite, basalt and olivine ...

Along coastal California, the possibility of earthquakes and landslides is commonly prefaced by the phrase, "not if, but when." This precarious reality is now a bit more predictable thanks to ...

This damage creates a type of rock called cataclastite ... But not all branch faults trigger transform fault earthquakes. Stein and Bird's survey showed that roughly 25 percent to 50 percent ...

Similar quakes in the region in the future, a seismologist warned, "could maybe focus energy toward population centers." ...

A recent earthquake in New Jersey displayed unusual seismic activity and shaking patterns, impacting areas much farther than ...

India has four seismic zones (2-5), with Zone 5 having the highest earthquake risk and Zone 2 the lowest. Chennai, previously ...

A key part of the research focused on different types of rock and how their behavior ... In particular, understanding slip behavior in the fault zones at the seafloor could enhance predictions related ...

The study analyzed data from experiments on various rock types, including granite ... challenging the fundamental basis of fault mechanics used in earthquake forecasting. The study’s findings ...

“In the eastern U.S., New Madrid is the most active, and there is actually one in eastern Canada that is almost as active as New Madrid. We are number 3 in East Tennessee in terms of the frequency of ...

The museum’s first gallery, named after this fault, takes visitors on ... as it passes through different soil types and ...

Studying slow landslides in these types of rocks could ... understanding slip behavior in the fault zones at the seafloor could enhance predictions related to earthquake-triggered tsunamis ...