This has scientists quaking in their boots. Researchers have found that one of the US’s most dangerous fault lines is overdue ...

One of the United States’ most active fault systems poses a significant earthquake hazard, and a major event could have serious consequences for densely populated parts of California. A new study ...

Geologists have a quiet saying that goes something like this: the ground does not forget. Every fracture in the earth's crust ...

The deadliest earthquake in American history struck northern California during the pre-dawn hours on April 18, 1906, a tragedy that nearly wiped San Francisco off the map.

Scientists warn California’s Hayward Fault is overdue for a major earthquake that could bring catastrophic damage to the San ...

San Franciscans love to gather at Dolores Park to watch the skyline glow at sunset. The hard edges of the Transamerica Pyramid catch the light. Then the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, with its Art ...

"While the 1906 epicenter was just offshore of San Francisco, the rupture was very long, extending 200 miles north to Cape Mendocino and 60 miles south to Santa Cruz. This entire fault rupture was the ...

The data collected near the Queensland city of Caboolture, are helping to predict the sites of potential future earthquakes.

Two small earthquakes struck Saturday afternoon near the San Francisco Zoo, according to the United States Geological Service ...

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. (KGO) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Silver Springs, Nevada, on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was reported at 6:29 p.m. in the Carson City ...