In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

The earth's upper layer is split into different sections, called tectonic plates, which are all moving constantly ... was "always a chance" of further damage to buildings near a fault line due to ...

Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, where six strong quakes of 7.0 magnitude or more struck between 1930 and 1956 near the Sagaing Fault, which runs north to south through the centre of the ...

Creating new unitary councils could disrupt some of the biggest social care systems in the country, writes an independent ...