California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical ...

Scientists are sharpening their focus on five United States coastal states where geology and climate change intersect to create an outsized risk of major earthquakes and tsunamis. Drawing on new ...

For millions of Californians, the ground did not simply shake once and fall silent. It pulsed again and again over roughly ...

The San Jacinto Fault, considered part of the San Andreas Fault system, has a 5% chance of magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes. The line begins at Cajun Pass and runs southeast through San Bernardino, ...

A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological ...

Recent shaking feels dramatic but is scientifically routine Over the past few days, residents of Sonoma County have felt a handful of earthquakes — a magnitude 4.0 near Glen Ellen followed by ...

A rare earthquake in Myanmar revealed how a long, mature fault can transmit energy directly to the surface. The discovery may change how scientists evaluate the danger posed by major faults around the ...

The clusters of earthquakes have all been underneath the East Bay suburb of San Ramon, which is close to the Calaveras fault.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ShakeAlert sent a false alarm Thursday morning warning of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Carson City, Nev., that ...