Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S.

On July 21, 1952, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Kern County was strongly felt in the Valley, shaking residents ...

San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Dan Kurzman describes the magnitude and scale of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. By incorporating real stories of the experiences of the people and what they ...

San Francisco has assigned a seismic hazard score to hundreds of city-owned buildings. Some key ones, including a jury duty site, might fare badly in a big quake.

A 2.9-magnitude quake hit near Fairview in the San Francisco Bay Area, with over 800 people reporting it felt as far as West Sacramento and Santa Cruz.

Santa Barbara around 1990, and San Francisco in 1992, the last of which acted after car commuters were crushed to death when a brick wall collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. But other ...

CBS News Los Angeles A preliminary 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Sherman Oaks on Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was reported at 12:22 p.m. and its ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday. The quake was reported at about 12:22 p.m. and was detected a little over a mile northeast of Sherman Oaks, according to t… ...

Shaking from a magnitude-2.7 earthquake was felt across Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley and other parts of Southern California. The earthquake was reported at 12:22 p.m. in the Sherman Oaks area.

Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of a major earthquake.