The massive fault line could trigger California’s next catastrophic earthquake, but how likely is the so-called ‘Big One’?

Earthquakes remain one of nature’s most terrifying forces. While we still can’t predict them, science has advanced in identifying where they’re most likely to occur. Our planet’s crust is made of ...

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

The San Andreas Fault is a fracture between two of Earth's giant slabs of rocky crust, the North American and Pacific plates. Where they meet in California, unimaginable pressure builds as they ...

The San Andreas Fault is the border section between two massive tectonic plates under the surface of the Earth. It stretches for more than 800 miles through California, past San Francisco and ...

A Brief Geology of the West,” a photo-rich paperback that reflects Eggleston’s years-long journey through parts of five ...