Tracy Turner, owner of the Wynola Junction, looks over pictures that fell from shelves when an earthquake hit Monday in Julian. (Denis Poroy / Associated Press) Below California's famed beaches, ...

The five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all originated on a branch of the main fault—and two researchers predict that the next great earthquake of this type will also get its ...

After more than 300 years of quiet, the Cascadia Subduction Zone is on the verge of releasing immense energy. This underwater ...

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.

Illustration of the Cascadia subduction zone, a region where the patterns examined in this study play out. (Credit: Carie Frantz, Wikimedia Commons) When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, ...

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake near Highland Park on Monday, Aug. 12, brought back vivid memories for many in the L.A. area. As the shaking rippled through the region on Monday – and after a flurry of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, looking down California Street. (The Chronicle 1906) Scientists are warning that ...

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has identified an unusual seismic event in west Alabama, ...

Earthquakes threaten homes across the country, but especially on the West Coast along the San Andreas fault line. Major earthquakes can destroy houses, but even small earthquakes can crack foundations ...

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck near Home, Washington, early Wednesday.

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.