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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.

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 ...

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 ...

More than 3 million people were notified by phone early Tuesday of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Northern California.. Depending on their distance from the quake’s epicenter — which ...

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 ...

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

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.