In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

The study, published in March in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, says the dramatic ice melt would redistribute the ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.