News articles tagged with 'fault'
New way to monitor faults may help predict earthquakes
— 30 Sep 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists at the Carnegie Institution have found a way to monitor the strength of geologic faults deep in the Earth. This finding could prove to be a boon for earthquake prediction... — full story
Slowly slip-sliding faults don't cause earthquakes
— 29 Aug 2009 09:12 | Geology and palaeontologySome slow-moving faults may help protect some regions of Italy and other parts of the world against destructive earthquakes, suggests new research from The University of Arizona in... — full story
Jade sheds light on Guatemala's geologic history
— 28 Jul 2009 08:50 | Geology and palaeontologyA new analysis of jade found along the Motagua fault that bisects Guatemala is underscoring the fact that this region has a more complex geologic history than previously thought. Because... — full story
Tremors on southern San Andreas Fault may mean increased earthquake risk
— 10 Jul 2009 13:59 | Geology and palaeontologyIncreases in mysterious underground tremors observed in several active earthquake fault zones around the world could signal a build-up of stress at locked segments of the faults and... — full story
China environmental phenomena monitored from space
— 4 Jul 2009 12:15 | Geology and palaeontologyChina is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground... — full story
Scripps studies offer new picture of Lake Tahoe's earthquake potential
— 1 May 2009 16:52 | EnvironmentFor more than a decade, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been unravelling the history of fault ruptures below the cobalt blue waters of Lake Tahoe... — full story
New Madrid fault system may be shutting down
— 22 Mar 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe New Madrid fault system does not behave as earthquake hazard models assume and may be in the process of shutting down, a new study shows... — full story
Scientists expose 'buried' fault that caused deadly 2003 quake
— 5 Mar 2009 12:58 | Geology and palaeontologyUsing satellite radar data, NASA-funded scientists have observed, for the first time, the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake that occurred on a 'buried' fault... — full story
New monitoring stations detect 'silent earthquakes' in Costa Rica
— 16 Feb 2009 12:56 | Geology and palaeontologyAfter installing an extensive network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events (also known as 'silent earthquakes') along a major fault zone... — full story
Locations of strain, slip identified in major earthquake fault
— 16 Feb 2009 12:56 | Geology and palaeontologyDeep-sea drilling into one of the most active earthquake zones on the planet is providing the first direct look at the geophysical fault properties underlying some of the world's largest... — full story