When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

This color-coded earthquake risk map can help you determine your chances of feeling seismic activity in your area.

The impact would be doubly as devastating as predictions for the impending ‘Big One’ and leave millions in harm’s way from ...

A specific type of earthquake that can cause particularly intense shaking is more common than previously believed, some ...

A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest, and when it hits, scientists now believe, it could cause the San Andreas fault in California to go off.

A new scientific warning has put California’s earthquake risk in sharp focus: supershear earthquakes—rare, high-speed ruptures that outpace traditional seismic waves—pose a growing threat to the state ...

It’s like a plot from a Hollywood movie. A massive earthquake on one West Coast fault triggers other earthquakes far away, causing vast destruction over hundreds of miles. A new study out Tuesday ...

LONG BEACH, California -- During an earthquake study conference in Long Beach, a local expert said California's infamous San Andreas fault is due for a massive quake. "The San Andreas fault is locked, ...

An aerial view of the La Cañada Flintridge foothills shows dust and dirt thrown into the air following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake from Oct. 1, 1987. (George Rose / Getty Images) Monday's magnitude 4.4 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A group of emergency managers, geologists and interested residents took part in a tour of the San Andreas Fault over the weekend. The tour was led by seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, ...

Damaging earthquakes could strike nearly 75 percent of the U.S, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found. Scientists using the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model,created a color-coded ...