The Hollywood sign and the Golden Gate Bridge are among the iconic landmarks set to be wiped out by a huge earthquake when ...

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

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

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

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded near Long Beach, California, on Sunday night, June 1, according to the US Geological ...

An earthquake has struck California as experts warn that the long-feared “Big One” could be approaching. The US Geological ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

Whether drawn from real-life disasters or imagined futures, films about climatic catastrophes tap into our deepest fears with ...

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 ...

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