Earthquakes can be like Jell-O. A simple, yet often used analogy is that if you’re sitting in a valley or basin, it acts like a bowl of gelatin and it will shake more than surrounding rock. But not ...

We often hear about earthquake size but that is not the full story. Two earthquakes can be the same strength and still cause very different damage. Where it happens matters more than most people ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from David Shelly, seismologist with the U ...

The destruction from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday is so widespread and intense it is hard to fathom. But California has experienced quakes of that magnitude and greater — ...

Janet asked after last week’s column, “People report the Richter intensity of earthquakes and depth but not the length in time. I lived in San Mateo during the ’89 quake. It seemed to last an eternity ...

Mandy Evenson, co-owner, recalls the feeling like being shaken in a snow globe at her home near Jack Creek Farms on Highway 46. According to USGS app, 77 earthquakes of various sizes have shaken Jack ...

Earthquakes can be like Jell-O. A simple, yet often used analogy is that if you’re sitting in a valley or basin, it acts like a bowl of gelatin and it will shake more than surrounding rock. But not ...