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.

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

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

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns grow about the possibility that the "Big One" could happen soon. The "Big One" refers to a massive earthquake that could ...

The preliminary magnitude 7.0 earthquake reignited long-held fears of the fabled “big one” hitting in California, which typically refers to a potential magnitude 8.0 that causes widespread ...

Fears of a "Big One" came amid a new swarm of earthquakes that hit California's coast on Monday morning (May 26), at the ...

Southern California has ... prepare before a major earthquake occurs. Watch in the player above. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.9, remains one of the most significant ...

“In some respects, the ‘big one’ in terms ... “Unfortunately, earthquake prediction remains an extremely challenging endeavor,” according to the California Governor’s Office of ...

The infamous but elusive possibility of a devastatingly large earthquake known as "The Big One" always comes to mind when a significant quake strikes in California. But there's actually several ...