In short, the United States and the entire world are safer from earthquakes thanks to 20 years of testing life-sized buildings and other large structures at UC San Diego’s large, outdoor earthquake ...

An earthquake has struck California 's Bay Area right along a fault line experts now fear may be the surprise cause of the ...

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Northern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The more than 9-mile deep quake hit a little over half a mile south of Concord at 12:11 p.m. on ...

California’s most feared natural disaster might be closer than we think. Scientists now say there’s a 72% chance that a ...

California was hit by an earthquake on Wednesday. Dozens of people reported shaking within 100 miles of the epicenter, which ...

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...