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

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

An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.9 earthquake southwest of Atascadero Monday afternoon. According to the U.S ...

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

Did you feel it? A preliminary magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Concord Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological ...

The PNW may be hit with a major earthquake in the next 50 years. There is no telling when, but a social media earthquake ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Atascadero on Monday afternoon. The ...

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...