California's earthquake faults are more likely to be "overdue" for a major quake than those elsewhere in the world, new ...

A new study published in the journal JGR Solid Earth has found that one U.S. state is “overdue” for an earthquake. Lead author Vasiliki Mouslopoulou believes that the information, while chilling, ...

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

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

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

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.

New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's ...

A massive quake might drop the Pacific Northwest coastline by 6 feet, redrawing flood maps and putting thousands of homes at risk.

An earthquake has struck California 's Bay Area right along a fault line experts now fear may be the surprise cause of the ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

"In California, earthquakes are not a question of if, but when," he wrote in part. "This funding is essential to the state's ability to adequately prepare for when the next major earthquake hits." ...