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San Andreas fault could unleash an earthquake unlike any seen before, study of deadly Myanmar quake suggests
A study of March's Myanmar earthquake has found that strike-slip faults don't necessarily repeat past behavior, meaning the San Andreas fault could unleash a bigger quake than any seen before.
'Sleeping giant' fault beneath Canada could unleash a major earthquake, research suggests
A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.
Russia earthquake: Magnitude 8.8 megaquake hits Kamchatka, generating tsunamis across the Pacific
The 8.8 magnitude megaquake is the joint-sixth largest earthquake ever recorded and the first tsunami waves have already hit Oahu, Hawaii.
The 21 largest recorded earthquakes in history
Countdown A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes on record.
First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise
A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.
The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could unleash the 'Big One'
California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location often associated with earthquakes.
Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes
California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.
Mysterious 'mega-tsunamis' that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satellite
A new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023.
