A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.

A major fault in Canada’s Yukon Territory, long thought dormant, has shown signs of recent seismic activity. A new study from ...

Major ancient faults like that can remain as weak zones in the Earth’s crust and then focus ongoing tectonic strain,” noted ...

Seismic pressure is building along the Tintina fault line, stretching from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska.

Researchers at the University of Victoria found that the previously overlooked Tintina Fault could pose a hazard to the ...

A 2025 study has researchers warning that the Tintina fault line has been showing earthquake activity in Canada, prompting ...

The Tintina fault stretches 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across northern Canada, crossing the Yukon and ending in Alaska. The fault is thought to have been dormant for 40 million years, but that ...

The Tintina fault has triggered many more earthquakes than was thought — and a build-up of strain poses a hazard.

Canadian scientists have warned that an overlooked fault line could unleash catastrophic earthquakes across North America — ...

The Earth is always moving. Here’s a less comforting one: Sometimes it moves violently — and Interior Alaska might be overdue.