Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ...

The USC-based Southern California Earthquake Center is expanding its reach to cover the entire state of California after receiving a $6.1 million National Science Foundation grant. Since its inception ...

Los Angeles was hit by an earthquake centered in the ... Orange counties — could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center.

Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: “The Big One” is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher.

There is a 60% chance of a 6.7 or greater earthquake occurring in Southern California, according to the Southern California Earthquake Center. Local agencies recommend having a plan for what to do ...

The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT) will be the first center of its kind in the nation focused on earthquakes at subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.

A minor earthquake briefly shook the Redding and Anderson area early Friday morning, awakening some west Shasta County residents. The temblor happened at 3:57 a.m. according to the US Geological ...

About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. A quick guide to how they are measured.