An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...

Some experts now agree that the likelihood of the long-feared “Big One” striking has significantly increased between now and 2032. Sarah Minson, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ...

In a worst-case scenario, escalating civil unrest in the US following a West Coast earthquake could result in a loss of more ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

“It’s really difficult to know the true risk and impact without ... account for 50% of the fatalities should San Francisco get hit again by an earthquake as powerful as the 1906 disaster ...

In the event of a big earthquake and that can be very dangerous for residents or people working in those buildings," said San Francisco Supervisor ... of structures at risk. It will be brought ...

San Francisco is requiring landlords to pay ... which city officials say lack the steel reinforcements that reduce the risk of major earthquake damage. They say that’s mostly because ...

A major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land from to sink permanently, dramatically increasing the risk of flooding ... Tech told the San Francisco Chronicle.

A new report has revealed the 10 US cities that are most vulnerable to earthquake damage in 2025, and the list may surprise you. Home Gnome, a home services booking company, evaluated 206 of the ...