Earthquakes are associated with displacements on faults. In this lesson, students learn about the different kinds of faults produced by different kinds of plate motions (see Lesson 2) and their ...

Live updates: 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles NYC, New Jersey There are four types of earthquakes ... it creates cracks called "faults." The point where these faults move against each other ...

Earthquakes happen every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures between blocks of rock that allow the blocks to move ...

Several thousand earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island since late January. So why is this happening?

Earthquake researchers believed for decades ... The research was conducted with data from experiments on various rock types, ...

A massive earthquake is expected to hit the Northwest. It will be centered off the Pacific coast, causing destruction far inland. But there are dangerous faults right under metropolitan Puget ...

The USGS says that earthquakes along the East Coast are more of a mystery. That's because scientists are unable to easily identify active faults. There is a difference between faults and fault lines.

The Pacific Northwest typically experiences three types of earthquakes: Shallow fault quakes: Ruptures in faults located in the upper 18 miles of the Earth's crust. These earthquakes typically ...