NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

Three-dimensional fault models are generally more accurate than two-dimensional line models at sending ground shaking alerts to the correct areas as part of an earthquake early warning system, ...

Fracking may have led to one of the most powerful earthquakes to strike South Korea since records began, scientists believe. On November 15, 2017, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Pohang.

A “rupture” in the ground has been discovered in the North Carolina community that saw widespread damage during a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in 2020, according to a peer-reviewed scientific paper ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In light of the recent disaster that occurred in Turkey and Syria, this week’s Weather Wednesday is about earthquakes. An earthquake is simply defined as shaking of the ground ...

Cut stone from a chimney and siding of a home in Sparta, NC rests in the front yard as North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, right, looks at damage on Tuesday, 11, 2020. The city of Sparta sustained a 5 ...