A man works his way through the rubble of buildings in Marrakesh, Morocco, after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Sept. 8, 2023. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images October 16, 2023 What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they’re most common and why Jaime Toro, West Virginia University A deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, following one in Morocco, highlights the risks in the region.
Activity in the San Ardo oil field near Salinas, California, has been linked to earthquakes. Eugene Zelenko/Wikimedia November 11, 2020 Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault Thomas H. Goebel, University of Memphis California was thought to be an exception, a place where oil field operations and tectonic faults apparently coexisted without much problem. Not any more.
Shutterstock May 11, 2016 The San Andreas fault is about to crack – here’s what will happen when it does Matthew Blackett, Coventry University Expect $33 billion of damage … and that’s just for starters.