Millions of people across California will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, Oct. 17, a day dedicated to practicing earthquake safety.

The Apple Earthquake Survival Kit from 1986 gave critical safety instructions to employees — and it could probably still be used for advice today.

Books; Portland author’s novel about ‘the really big one’ might finally convince you to get a go-bag. Published: ; Mar. 24, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

California hospitals will be forced to close if they don't complete earthquake safety upgrades by 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend the deadline.

We can point to the limited fatalities from U.S. earthquakes such as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco, the 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, and the 2001 Nisqually ...

In 2019, Emma Pattee was pregnant and shopping for a baby crib at the Portland IKEA when the building started to shake. “In that moment I thought, ‘Oh my god, it’s the Big One!‘” she said.