The quakes come as California sees the effects of an atmospheric river that has caused flash flooding, rescues, and ...

The San Andreas Fault stretches nearly 800 miles across California, slowly locking and storing stress between two massive ...

A section of the San Andreas fault where earthquakes occur regularly may give off a distinct signal before it trembles to life, new research finds. The signal hints at the opening and closing of ...

For more than a month, the Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes, rattling windows and ...

We all know the San Andreas Fault is out there. Californians first learn about the looming underground threat during ...

While California’s 750-mile-long San Andreas Fault is notorious, experts believe a smaller fault line possesses a greater threat to lives and property in the southern part of the state. According to ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

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

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

In earthquake country, the meandering paths of quake faults easily get seared into memory in the same way as a California freeway map. An earthquake fault is a fracture in the ground between two ...

Released in 2015, the movie San Andreas exploded onto screens as a massive disaster spectacle focused on California’s famous San Andreas Fault. Directed by Brad Peyton, the film featured a ...

Scientists are analyzing the disaster for clues about the potential strength and location of future West Coast quakes. By Henry Fountain The scientists studying the powerful earthquakes that ...