Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters per year. But when accumulated stress at these convergent ...

While neither caused any major damage, experts have warned that Monday's quake may have been associated with the Puente Hills thrust fault, which could one day cause a huge earthquake in Los Angeles.

If a quake along the Puente Hills thrust fault hits the loose earth of the Los Angeles Basin, it could amplify the intensity of an earthquake by up to ten times compared to areas on bedrock.

Now, scientists aim to get their clearest picture yet of the complex mechanics of our big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone – ...

Strike-slip earthquakes occur on strike-slip faults, normal earthquakes occur on normal faults, and thrust earthquakes occur on thrust or reverse faults. When an earthquake occurs on one of these ...

BMKG analysis has determined that this earthquake poses no tsunami threat to the Indonesian region. Therefore, coastal ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Sarmi in northern Papua on Monday, January 13, 2024, at 10:10 a.m., as reported by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The ...

Papers with interesting supplementary info (which can be a pain to track down, so I've provided bundled links), movies, and selected recent papers. More publications on my CIRES page. Tectonic ...