Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study. But that doesn’t mean a catastrophic event like the 1906 San ...

Sunday’s magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Malibu is part of a larger seismic pattern being seen in Southern California.. The region has been experiencing a number of moderate earthquakes since 2024.

The goal is to determine whether it’s safe to build taller structures using cold-formed steel — a strong, lightweight, ...

FERNDALE — A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted the Northern California coastline near Eureka on Tuesday morning, causing violent shaking that pushed some homes from their ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California, according to the USGS. A tsunami warning that had been issued was canceled.

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Broken bottles scattered at Eastridge Market, after an earthquake hit Ridgecrest, California, in 2019. Scientists found that GPS data would have reported a magnitude for the earthquake of 6.9 ...

The epicenter of Thursday's 7.0 magnitude shaker occurred in California’s so-called “earthquake country” because it’s where three tectonic plates meet.