SACRAMENTO, CA – With the next big earthquake overdue, new state initiatives are giving Californians unprecedented ways to protect themselves. With the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — USGS reported a preliminary magnitude 3.0 earthquake north of Borrego Springs Wednesday just after 8:00 p.m. The latest details can be found on the USGS website. The City of ...

On December 21, 1954, Mrs. Hess was in her home in Pepperwood when the ground began to shake. She fled outside and upon reaching the porch, the shaking became stronger and threw her down the steps ...

The 36th Anniversary of the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake prompted public awareness messages about earthquake preparedness. It also came as the U.S. Government shutdown has led to furloughs of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday’s 3.1 magnitude earthquake was the latest of five notable aftershocks to hit Berkeley since a 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the college town on Sept. 22. A day later ...

Nearly a million San Diego County residents participated Thursday in this year’s Great California ShakeOut, the statewide earthquake preparedness drill, now in its 17th year. A total of 980,458 ...

Randy Baxter holds on for dear life as a simulator shows him just how powerful a magnitude 7 earthquake can be. "It was much stronger than I thought," the 62-year-old academic tells AFP as he steps ...

LOS ANGELES — Ever since the county of Los Angeles purchased one of downtown L.A.’s tallest skyscrapers, questions have mounted over whether the building could be vulnerable to major damage in the ...

When an earthquake hits, you have only seconds to act. And if you don’t know exactly what you should do—or you have incorrect information about earthquake safety—you could accidentally be putting ...

Northridge Local Schools canceled classes and all afterschool activities on Sept.r 25. The district superintendent stated that students were not in immediate risk due to the unspecified situation.