Confirming the megathrust fault line off Haida Gwaii offers a path to improve tsunami modelling in a zone that has produced ...

The map shows 12,341 impact craters, 81 impact basins, 17 rock types, and 14 types of lunar structures, like lava flows and fault systems. The map also includes the geological discoveries made at ...

The Tintina fault hasn’t produced a large earthquake in 12,000 years, but that could soon change, researchers warn.

A map displays the likelihood of damaging earthquake shaking in Alaska. USGS In the last two centuries, 37 states have seen an abundance of magnitude 5 earthquakes, according to the study.

The Concord Fault can produce earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or higher, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A magnitude 5.4 quake on the fault caused widespread damage across the Bay Area in 1955.

The USGS confirmed that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was centered in Hasbrouck Heights at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 2. Here's what we ...

A geological fault line is a long crack in the earth's surface. Earthquakes typically occur along fault lines. The U.S. Geological Survey works with hundreds of scientists and engineers to find ...

LOUISA, Va. (AP) — Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey plan to map underground faults in Virginia that caused last year's earthquake. The mapping will be done with a low-flying airplane ...