Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stanford researchers mapped rare mantle earthquakes worldwide, revealing clusters near the Himalayas and the Bering Strait.
Earthquakes are generally understood to rupture outward from their starting point beneath the ground, sending seismic waves ...
The 2025 mega-quake in Myanmar was a catastrophe for the communities it struck, but for scientists it was also a once-in-a-generation natural experiment that unfolded almost perfectly on camera, in ...
Researchers analyzing two decades of seismic data have uncovered a striking eastward migration of earthquakes along the Main Marmara Fault.
BUTTE, Mont. — Envision this scenario: You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items within your home or workspace begin ...
The Mendocino Triple Junction off the coast of Northern California is the point where three tectonic plates meet. A new study reveals at least five moving pieces deep below the Earth's surface make up ...
In 1957, Vancouver took a decisive turn in its urban development when city council lifted the eight-story height limit in the ...
Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.