Oct 15, 2025 · Supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for communities across California.

Oct 19, 2025 · Long-time Slashdot reader Bruce66423 shared this article from the Los Angeles Times: Scientists have increasingly observed how the rupturing of a fault during an earthquake …

Oct 4, 2025 · Scientists caution that California faces a hidden seismic danger: “supershear” earthquakes that move faster than seismic waves, producing shock fronts similar to sonic …

Oct 14, 2025 · Scientists are sounding the alarm on earthquakes that create a sharp, booming shock that triggers ruptures that move faster than seismic waves.

Oct 19, 2025 · Scientists have increasingly observed how the rupturing of a fault during an earthquake can be even faster than the speed of another type of damaging seismic wave, …

Sep 19, 2025 · Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: “supershear” earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own sei

In a new study published in Nature Geoscience, researchers from The University of New Mexico and Nanyang Technological University provide evidence that so-called megathrust …