Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study.

A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

The Hollywood sign and the Golden Gate Bridge are among the iconic landmarks set to be wiped out by a huge earthquake when ...

New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's ...

CBS News data shows 35% of homes in the Sacramento region could be at "major risk" of wildfire in the next 30 years.

Some experts now agree that the likelihood of the long-feared “Big One” striking has significantly increased between now and 2032. Sarah Minson, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ...

A minor, 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 rattled near Riverside County on Wednesday ...

But a new study found a long-feared, deadly earthquake off Northern California could cause catastrophic flooding. The report says coastal areas could shrink by more than six feet in a matter of ...

In short, the United States and the entire world are safer from earthquakes thanks to 20 years of testing life-sized buildings and other large structures at UC San Diego’s large, outdoor earthquake ...

Point Reyes sits right on the San Andreas Fault. The Olema Valley landscape has healed, and the fault line has been ...

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck Saturday morning north of The Geysers, with weak shaking reported in parts of Lake and ...