Dramatic CCTV video of fault slip during a large earthquake in Myanmar thrilled both scientists and casual observers when it ...

From the hypocenter, waves of moment propagate or spread outward. Primary waves or p-waves travel fast, through solids, liquids, and even gas. They move like a slinky, compressing and extending out.

The massive earthquake that struck central Japan on Monday at 4:10 p.m. local ... Earthquakes occur with a sudden release of strain energy at the hypocenter below the Earth's surface and are first ...

Analysis of Global Positioning System (GPS) time-series data from nearly 100 large earthquakes worldwide has provided evidence for the existence of a precursory phase of fault slip occurring two ...