The Concord Fault in the Bay Area is not where scientists thought. A new 4.4-mile segment is shifting under homes, prompting plans for an Earthquake Fault Zone. The fault could cause earthquakes as ...

EXTENSION: Research how the federal government responded to the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and detail what precedents this set for future government responses to natural disasters.

A minor, 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States, and remains high on the ...