Several major metropolitan areas are in considerable danger of disastrous “earthquake shaking” from upcoming geological events, according to a new statewide shaking-intensity map. The California ...

To understand and prepare for how a major earthquake will affect different areas of Southern California, researchers in a new Caltech study installed hundreds of temporary seismic stations throughout ...

Hundreds of small earthquakes were recently recorded across California. A burst of small earthquakes does not necessarily mean a major quake is imminent. Scientists can calculate earthquake ...

A small magnitude 2.5 earthquake was detected near Inyokern, California, with no reported damage. California is prone to earthquakes due to its location along the boundary of the Pacific and North ...