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Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study. But that doesn’t mean a catastrophic event like the 1906 San ...

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolted a lake shoreline Friday, July 11, in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

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 ...

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning after the magnitude 7.3 quake was felt ...

More than 3 million people were notified by phone early Tuesday of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Northern California.. Depending on their distance from the quake’s epicenter — which ...

A minor, 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday. It was followed by a larger, 4.3-magnitude quake nearby a few hours later, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

Power restoring, cleanup underway after deadly Northern California earthquake 01:48. FERNDALE — A powerful earthquake that residents described as "violent" rocked a rural stretch of the Northern ...

Southern California’s last magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred in 1857, when the San Andreas ruptured between Monterey and Los Angeles counties.

An earthquake and dozens of aftershocks rattled Southern Californians starting on Tuesday night and continuing into Wednesday morning. Could a bigger one be on the way? As a general rule, the risk ...

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Still, the 4.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled parts of Southern California, including San Diego and Riverside Counties, was strong enough to knock a lotion bottle off her dresser, said Ms ...