Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

Geophysicists at the University of California, Riverside have received a $4.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of earthquake fault systems. Such systems occur ...

This animation depicts simulated ground motion of the Earth’s surface that could occur in the central U.S. region for a magnitude 7.7 strike-slip earthquake on the southern section of the New Madrid ...

The Energy Geosciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, is working in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project to create a ...

In what is being touted as the largest shake table test ever, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake was simulated on a seven-story condominium complex. Video courtesy: Simmons Strong-Ties.

An international earthquake simulation drill is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 16. Campus community members for both the West Lafayette and Indianapolis locations are encouraged to participate in this ...

A Federal Emergency Management Agency computer simulation shows the possible effects of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake along a fault near Canyon Ferry Reservoir. A similar quake struck the area 71 years ...

Residents along the West Coast were left shaken when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled the region last week, resulting in a tsunami warning and a scary couple of hours for more than 5 million people.