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 ...

An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...

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

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults.

Research on one of the world's largest earthquake simulators has made buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure more ...

A letter to my grandchildren: There are two of you now, although you’re both in diapers and haven’t yet learned how to read.

A rare oarfish, often dubbed the “Doomsday Fish” in Japanese folklore, was recently caught off the Tamil Nadu coast, sparking ...