Long back, a large collection of material masses coalesced and formed the Earth – it was a single crust or plate with no ...

And unlike California, which has defined break lines or faults, South Carolina ... The 1.9 magnitude earthquake was nearly 2 miles below the surface, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

“Our observations of earthquakes are always at a distance, viewed indirectly through the lens of seismic waves, surface faulting and ... It currently covers California, Oregon, and Washington ...

It wasn't a terribly unusual event, by ... steadfast at the surface, deeply buried bedrock can resemble a shattered window pane. These cracks, or faults, are where earthquakes occur.

Southern California is frequently shaken by earthquakes ... steadfast at the surface, deeply buried bedrock can resemble a shattered window pane. These cracks, or faults, are where earthquakes ...

In the meantime, Monterey County is continuing sampling air, water and soil through a multi-agency strategy and including Santa Cruz County’s surface ... on earthquake faults, prime farmland ...

Although the Earth’s surface is moving and changing through ... There are many active faults in California that are capable of creating major earthquakes. The Bay Area sits on a series of active ...

From Napa to Santa Cruz, people felt the jolt of a 3.9 earthquake Monday. The epicenter was near Dublin on the Calaveras ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected the first quake, a 2.5 magnitude, outside of San Francisco, striking less than three miles of Alamo. The epicenter sits within miles of more than 100,000 ...

and that’s “pretty standard for anywhere in California.” That’s because, in a single seismic event, individual faults can link up, resulting in an earthquake of a larger magnitude.