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 ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do is map the hidden layers beneath the surface that control how ...

When it comes to natural or “weather-related hazards”, in Missouri, we think of thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes. But there is one that is less common and lies beneath the surface—earthquakes. The ...

When an earthquake occurs, most of us think about the ground shaking. But recent research shows that shaking is just a small part of what is happening. In fact, most of the energy released during an ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Learn about what makes buildings and structures withstand earthquakes with marshmallows and spaghetti. Every Monday, Kern County STEM educators and enthusiasts share ideas ...

That was not your imagination. Two earthquakes in less than a week have rattled more than the ground across North Jersey. Whenever an earthquake strikes, many may wonder what caused the earthquake and ...

Predicting earthquakes before they happen is currently impossible, but scientists are edging closer and closer with new and innovative ways to monitor movements in Earth's crust. In this excerpt from ...