While California and Alaska dominate conversations about earthquakes in the U.S., there's another seismic threat that could ...

Earthquakes remain one of nature’s most terrifying forces. While we still can’t predict them, science has advanced in identifying where they’re most likely to occur. Our planet’s crust is made of ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, engineers have tested the tallest steel-framed building ever placed on an earthquake ...

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CALIPATRIA– A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Salton Sea early Friday morning, jolting residents and triggering a ...

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolted a lake shoreline Friday, July 11, in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

A minor, 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday. It was followed by a larger, 4.3-magnitude quake ...

The fault has moved the curbs as much as a handspan, around 18 centimeters, since the time they were installed, up to 60 ...

This year’s 100th anniversary of the Santa Barbara earthquake has brought to my mind the two devastating quakes that struck ...

Two earthquakes occurred just over a minute apart in different portions of the California desert Thursday evening, including one which struck about 9 miles northeast of Indio. The US Geological Survey ...

The primary goal of the tests is to determine if height limits for cold-formed steel-framed buildings can be increased.