Scientists studying Northern California have uncovered previously hidden fault lines, raising alarms that seismic risk in the region may be underestimated. For decades, the Mendocino triple junction ...

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The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

This has scientists quaking in their boots. Researchers have found that one of the US’s most dangerous fault lines is overdue for an earthquake, potentially threatening millions of people across ...

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HONOLULU (Island News) -- A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern tip of South America in the Drake Passage on Friday morning, but officials say there is no tsunami threat to ...