A light, 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...

What's clear from the study is that while California's next "Big One" may share some characteristics of previously documented ...

When the earthquake struck, the Cypress Viaduct split and collapsed on itself—trapping drivers with no way out and turning a ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck in Colusa County on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Earthquakes can wreak havoc on day-to-day life if you're on the ground, but is there any threat to those who are in an ...

When a magnitude 7. 7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological ...

Simulations still can't predict exactly when an earthquake will happen, but with the incredible processing power of modern ...

San Francisco already requires most new buildings to eschew ... Gas lines are also a particular liability in the ...

The Consulate General of India in San Francisco on Wednesday said that it was monitoring the potential tsunami threat following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

On Sept. 6, Berkeley historian Richard Schwartz will speak about the 1868 Hayward earthquake. The talk is free. Just a few seats remain.

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of ...

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did Tuesday's mega-quake cause so little harm?