Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen ...

Once considered geologically impossible, earthquakes in stable regions like Utah and Groningen can actually occur due to long-inactive faults that slowly “heal” and strengthen over millions of years.

Scientists discover why earthquakes strike stable regions like Utah and Groningen. Ancient healed faults can suddenly slip ...

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A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Santa Barbara Island at 1:04 a.m. on November 2, 2025, according to USGS.

For years, textbooks taught that shallow faults—cracks in the Earth’s upper crust—were too stable to cause earthquakes. Once ...

Thanks to the Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Plant in Orem, Utah and Salt Lake County residents get clean drinking water ...