Ground fissures and tectonic faults are significant geological features that can have profound impacts on urban infrastructure and natural landscapes. Ground fissures are cracks in the Earth's ...

A 620-mile geological enigma that has baffled scientists for decades has finally been solved.The Denali Fault, a massive strike-slip fault system in Alaska, unveils a story of immense tectonic forces ...

Temple said the rockslide likely happened because of fractures in a geological fault zone, which runs directly beneath McKenzie Junction. “What has happened here is that we are on a major fault ...

26, 2024, in San Bernadino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) Kate Scharer, a research geologist with the Earthquake Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey, center, speaks in a meeting during an ...