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.

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

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

California has experienced three earthquakes in the last 24 hours in an area being closely monitored for a major quake. The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected the seismic activity along the San ...

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

Some fault systems, like San Andreas in California, have been well-studied and can help determine what specific fault caused an earthquake. But that’s not the case in East Tennessee. “(The East ...

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