More than 70 percent of Californians live within 30 miles of a major fault.

Southern California's Coachella Valley experienced over 150 earthquakes within a 24-hour period, with USGS warning of ...

Onlookers gaze out to sea at the Sutro Baths overlook in San Francisco on Dec. 5, 2025. A tsunami warning was issued after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of the Humboldt Peninsula, ...

Earthquake myths have circulated in the state for decades. We looked into them.

The earthquake occurred just before 6 p.m. local time and was felt across parts of the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.

Residents across Nevada and California were startled Thursday when their phones erupted with an earthquake alert warning of a powerful 5.9 magnitude. The US Geological Survey (USGS) issued the warning ...