The recent preliminary magnitude 3.0 earthquake serves as a critical reminder of the seismic environment in which we live. While this event may not have caused harm, it encourages discussions about ...

The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused last week’s destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 rattled the coastal Los Angeles County area Sunday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 8:27 p.m. The epicenter was about ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

Cal Fire’s refreshed maps show a large increase in areas considered hazardous: “High” and “very high” hazard zones have grown ...

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, ...

Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the ...

Data by the United States Geological Survey has produced a horrifying map which shows the extent of an earthquake in Myanmar ...

San Mateo County launched its new Tsunami Hazard Area Dashboard on Monday as part of a broader effort to better prepare for ...

Were heavy rains enough to pull California out of drought? Here's which areas are still dry and which are drought-free for the first time in 5 years.