An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

Earthquakes are generally understood to rupture outward from their starting point beneath the ground, sending seismic waves along a fault line in one or two directions. New research from the ...

An earthquake can be an abstract concept, especially when you don't know if it will strike now or decades from now. But an earthquake simulator operated by northern California-based Ready America can ...

Some large earthquakes may flip direction and “boomerang” back, striking the same area twice and reshaping damage patterns.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you prepared for an earthquake? The California Office of Emergency Services is making sure you are. Since California is ...

Simulations still can't predict exactly when an earthquake will happen, but with the incredible processing power of modern exascale supercomputers, they can now predict how they will happen and how ...

Cal State Fullerton students were quite shaken up recently — for a good reason. CSUF was among three locations chosen statewide to host the Great California ShakeOut, providing the opportunity for the ...

The Soil Box System, pictured during the assembly phase. Credit: Eric Marks/UNR To make sure our buildings and infrastructure are earthquake-safe, we must understand how seismic activity affects ...

This illustration featuring earthquake simulation data from the San Francisco Bay Area shows how seismic energy is shaped and directed by local geology and how buildings and infrastructure respond to ...