A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study.

As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6 ...

As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...

"When is the next big earthquake coming? Do you know where? When should we get ready?" Goulet, director of the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Science Center in Los Angeles, told USA TODAY.

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults.

Researchers recently discovered sediment is thicker than previously thought, potentially increasing shaking during a future ...