A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near San Diego at 10:08 a.m. Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's ...

According to the USGS map, the quake ... branch of the larger San Andreas Fault system. Jones said the depth of the quake was about eight miles below the surface of the Earth.

According to the USGS map, the quake ... branch of the larger San Andreas Fault system. Jones said the depth of the quake was about eight miles below the surface of the Earth.

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

Basically, the Earth is a dynamic, moving being ... The stresses at those plates are high, or pulling apart, or sliding next ...

The Gofar fault operates much like the San Andreas, in that two tectonic plates ... changes our views on the processes that shape the earth," explained Rob Evans, Senior Scientist at WHOI in ...

The latest quake came from the San Andreas fault that spans 800 miles up and ... up the planetary surface and shift around on top of Earth's mantle — the inner layer between the crust and ...