The California Earthquake Authority has attacked investors as “opportunistic” for buying fire-linked claims from insurers.

The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles in the past in response to civil disorder and natural disasters.

Keeping the nation’s lights on is no small job. The grid we take for granted involves large, expensive equipment, most ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

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 ...

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

Friday in the Dodgers minor leagues, Patrick Copen struck out nine in his Double-A debut, Jaron Elkins had four hits for ...

Njdeh F. “Jack” Yaghoubian, a civil engineer known for his pioneering work in earthquake protection systems, died on May 29, ...

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