Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The video shows the fault slipped horizontally by 8.2 feet in only 1.3 seconds. The magnitude 7.7 event took place on March 28 ...

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The Ridgecrest earthquake in July was the strongest to strike Southern California in 20 years. And the main quake, along with more than 100,000 aftershocks, caused a major fault to move for the first ...

Scientists have discovered the Alpine Fault has undergone a massive shift, which could be why it is an earthquake hazard Dramatic research has revealed a massive shift in New Zealand's Alpine Fault.

RIDGECREST, Calif. — The Ridgecrest earthquake in July was the strongest to strike Southern California in 20 years. And the main quake, along with more than 100,000 aftershocks, caused a major fault ...

To feel the earth move under your feet, visit New Zealand. Every year the sides of the island nation's Alpine Fault shift past one another about 30 millimeters—a blistering speed for strike-slip ...

This week’s deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico might have San Fernando Valley residents asking: how secure are the natural gas wells in nearby Aliso Canyon? Experts say it’s not a matter of if ...