An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists have observed quakes that reverse course, further shaking up areas that ...

Computer modeling illustrates 10 to 30-foot waves surging across the Pacific Ocean, as a result of a potential ...

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 ...

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 ...

Portland State University researchers simulated an earthquake on Friday, testing the effectiveness of a potentially revolutionary soil treatment. Researchers used a mobile field shaker called "T-Rex" ...

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Johns Hopkins University tested a 10-story, cold-framed steel building for seismic safety on Monday morning. The 10-story ...

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 University of California, San Diego, has the largest outdoor shake table, or earthquake simulator, in the world - the only one capable of testing a 10-story building. The shake table can support ...

California's Office of Emergency Services is shaking residents up. An earthquake simulator called the "Shake Trailer" is making a tour of the state this week to help people prepare for earthquakes in ...

Earthquake-induced damage continues to pose significant challenges to the safety, functionality, and resilience of civil ...