An earthquake map from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that minor earthquakes hit nine states on Friday morning. California is perhaps the state most known for earthquakes, as the Golden ...

Some sections of Northern California's coast are considered vulnerable to tsunamis. Here's where those locations are and how ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake.

Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake ... in higher-risk areas should also, ideally, have a go-bag ready, he added. Here are maps showing some ...