On the map, the color red identifies places with the highest earthquake shaking risk — a 95% chance an earthquake of magnitude 5 or higher will occur in the next 100 years and bring slight or ...

California has suffered some destructive earthquakes in the last few decades — among them Sylmar in 1971, Whittier Narrows in 1987, Loma Prieta in 1989 and Northridge in 1994. All those quakes ...

California’s largest earthquakes of the 21st century On Dec. 8, 2016, a 6.5 offshore quake was measured over 100 miles from Ferndale with minor to little damage in the area.

In earthquake country, the meandering paths of quake faults easily get seared into memory in the same way as a California freeway map. An earthquake fault is a fracture in the ground between two ...

A minor, 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday. It was followed by a larger, 4.3-magnitude quake nearby a few hours later, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

This interactive map from the California Integrated Seismic Network shows the location and relative size of earthquakes in California over the past week. Related Articles Watch: During Monday’s ...

At least 159 aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded after the earthquake, according to USGS Seismologist Robert Graves.

Friday’s 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest was among the most powerful quakes in California history. But its remote location made it far less destructive and deadly than smaller quakes whose ...

Southern California was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday night, the strongest in the state in two decades. The quake hit at 8:19 p.m., 11 miles north-northeast of Ridgecrest, where an ...

USGS map of the earthquake and its aftershocks. The main magnitude 5.2 earthquake is marked in blue, and the most recent aftershock is marked in red, having occurred at around 3:30 a.m. local time.

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:08 a.m. Pacific time about 2 ...