Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery about the geologic process behind these large pieces of gold found in quartz rock.

A decade of river data shows how the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake triggered lasting sediment shifts - and long-term risks - in mountain regions.

Scientists have discovered exactly how earthquakes trigger quartz into forming large gold nuggets — finally solving a mystery that's puzzled researchers for decades. "Gold forms in quartz all ...

Earthquakes form when two tectonic plates moving against one another get stuck, allowing the fault to build up stress. "The plates are increasingly stressed by the forces trying to move them, but ...

Knowledge 3 main types of fault lines and how they form earthquakes Faults are classified into three main types: normal, reverse, and strike-slip faults.

What causes a tsunami, and how could a powerful earthquake like the one off Russia's coast trigger massive waves?

While most of our earthquakes don’t shake many people up, more knowledge about past earthquakes can help us to prepare better for when the next big one happens.

A Look at How Earthquakes Are Measured Earthquake strength is registered on the moment magnitude scale, which measures how much energy was released when the rocks along a fault moved during the quake.

Following the major 8.8M earthquake in Russia, tsunami alerts were issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the Continental U.S. West Coast Wednesday.