A study published in the journal Tectonics has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in ...

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

A groundbreaking study has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe’s most seismically ...

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

Canadian scientists have warned that an overlooked fault line could unleash catastrophic earthquakes across North America — ...

As tectonic plates slip past each other, the rivers that cross fault lines change shape. The shifting ground stretches the river channels until the water breaks its courses and flows onto new paths.

Among the most damaging natural hazards, earthquakes are still today one of the least understood phenomena in Earth Sciences. Earthquakes happen when rocks on either side of a tectonic fault slide.

The finding is an important breakthrough suggesting that a model designed for faults can also be used to predict landslide behavior. And in California, where slow-moving slides are constant and cost ...

Tectonic Plate Off the Coast of Europe Appears to Be Peeling Apart, Scientist Says Published May 08, 2019 at 11:42 AM EDT Updated May 08, 2019 at 12:12 PM EDT ...

Studying these faults can help geoscientists not only better understand the process of plate tectonics, which helped form the planet's continents and mountains, but also better model their ...