The San Andreas Fault is undoubtedly the most famous transform boundary in the world. To the west of the fault is the Pacific plate, which is moving northwest. To the east is the North American ...

There is, of course, the mighty San Andreas, whose massive slip caused the ... and is eventually unleashed in the form of ...

California is no stranger to earthquakes, but the risk of earthquakes hitting San Diego County specifically lies on the fact ...

According to Sobieszczyk, Southern California is prone to big earthquakes because of a tectonic plate boundary that runs up and down the state's coastline. Known as the San Andreas Fault, this ...

These convergent boundaries also occur where a plate of ocean dives ... Mountains and a rift can be seen along the San Andreas Fault.

In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

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

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 ...

The earthquake risk at Scott Dam may be a key factor in PG&E’s decision to abandon the Potter Valley Project.

The Julian earthquake is worth closer examination not for its size or damage (there was very little), but for a demonstration ...

There are no volcanoes at this type of boundary as melting of the rock does not occur. An example of this type of boundary is the San Andreas fault, California.