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The temblor was detected near Julian, California. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

A terrifying map has revealed the impact of the Myanamar ... In regions with known active fault lines, such as California and Japan, building codes are often designed to withstand earthquakes.

Eventually, the stress exceeds the strength of the fault and it breaks free. This causes a shockwave of stored energy to travel up towards Earth's surface, which we feel as an earthquake.

Experts who track Earth ... of fault lines and the structure of Earth’s crust. The approach could also be applied to studies of gravitational fields on other planets, where future missions might carry ...

On the Global Seismic Risk Map, Myanmar lies in the red ... An earthquake happens when Earth’s tectonic plates move against each other, creating friction. This sudden movement along a fault line makes ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

"They occur when there are stresses that build up in the Earth's crust, and the rocks essentially break along a fault," said Jennifer Mitchell, professor of geoscience and environmental science at ...