The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

Residents of the US’s West Coast have long feared “The Big One” – the apparently inevitable massive earthquake that will one day hit where the Pacific tectonic plate meets its North American neighbor.

Scientists were able to use satellite data to gather critical information about a tsunami generated by a magnitude 8.8 ...

Earthquakes have a way of changing everything in a moment. When massive tectonic plates grind, slip, or catch against each other, the energy they release can redraw coastlines, send waves across ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of “partial synchronization” of two of the world’s most famous fault lines—the northern San Andreas Fault and Cascadia Subduction Zone. The relationship between ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A major earthquake hasn’t struck any of California’s biggest cities in more than three decades, but experts and ...

A series of three earthquakes shook the South Bay early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Related Articles Quakes shake Northern California, San Ramon on Sunday Two earthquakes ...

The same optic fibers that pulse with the world’s Internet traffic are now listening to the pulse of the planet, picking up earthquake tremors in better detail than traditional seismic networks do. In ...