A group of fault lines sit underground near Van Horn, Texas, dating up to 1.6 million years old, according to a map published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) While the fault lines might have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the best places to visualize the geological features known as the Balcones Escarpment and Balcones Fault is Mount Bonnell.

CITYWIDE — It's a seismic year for Santa Monica. In the 20th year since the destructive Northridge Earthquake, city officials announced they would assess buildings that might need seismic upgrades and ...

Two of the biggest fault lines in the world are synched together in a way that could lead to disastrous consequences, according to recent scientific analysis. This synchronization raises alarms about ...

HOLLYWOOD (KABC) -- A new finalized version of a California earthquake map shows an active fault line running through Hollywood, raising questions about the Millennium Hollywood development project.

Researchers say ubiquitous evidence for ongoing geological carbon sequestration in mantle rocks in the creeping sections of the San Andreas Fault is one underlying cause of aseismic creep along a ...

Readers ask: "Where exactly is the Balcones Fault?" And while we're at it, "What precisely is the Balcones Escarpment?" Excellent questions. Even some old-timers can't tell you exactly where these two ...