Off the rugged north coast of California, one of the most seismically volatile corners of the United States is yielding a new ...

Seismologists Discover Hidden Faults Beneath One of the U.S.'s Biggest Earthquake Hotspots ...

One of the most terrifying discoveries for the US population in general has just been made off the north coast of California.

Geology, characterized as the study of the Earth, its layers, and its minerals, has shaped the Imperial Valley for millions ...

The Mendocino Triple Junction is the meeting point of three tectonic plates. Using data from tiny earthquakes, researchers at USGS, UC Davis and CU Boulder propose a new model for this seismic zone.

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...