Geologists Find Anomalies, Pieces of Mantle Found Rising Under Cascadia Fault
New seismic data provide structural basis for strong earthquakes that strike at both ends of the Pacific Northwest fault zone. With four years of data…
Earthquakes
Geophysicists Reveal Megathrust Fault Off Costa Rica
Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth’s crust collide. The images…
Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells Linked to Earthquakes
Scientists presented evidence tying the disposal of wastewater from shale gas hydrofracking to an increased occurrence of earthquakes. The scientists presented their findings at the…