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, ...

In a decisive move to strengthen community resilience, the Newman City Council has adopted the Health and Safety Element ...

A recent accounting showed that 46 of the site’s 62 buildings have been demolished; 474 million pounds of waste have been ...

Or maybe you’re visiting from out of town, staying along the waterfront, when a large wave hits the beach right before the ...

An early-morning 3.1-magnitude earthquake woke parts of Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 7 ...

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Southern California coast, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 7-mile deep quake ...

We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 6-mile deep ...

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?