Major ancient faults like that can remain as weak zones in the Earth’s crust and then focus ongoing tectonic strain,” noted ...

What if the earth under your feet was quietly accumulating enough energy to release a disaster of rare proportion in North America? Deep in the wilderness of Canada’s Yukon Territory, mounting ...

A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.

A major fault in Canada’s Yukon Territory, long thought dormant, has shown signs of recent seismic activity. A new study from ...

Seismic pressure is building along the Tintina fault line, stretching from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska.

The Tintina fault has triggered many more earthquakes than was thought — and a build-up of strain poses a hazard.