A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California Monday evening near Los Banos, about 30 miles from San Jose. No damage ...

Wondering, “Was there an earthquake now?” Track the **latest earthquakes and aftershocks in California with this interactive map. Data is proudly provided by the U.S. Geological Survey … ...

LFR documents released to the A-J highlight firefighters' experience and response to Texas Tech fires and explosions in March. Here's what we know.

Hazard maps are shown for different time frames, known as return periods, which help us understand the likelihood of different levels of ground shaking over time.

He said if significant ground shaking occurs from an earthquake in an unpopulated area with no infrastructure, the economic loss and impact on livelihood or structures would be minimal.

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 ...

The fact that these delicately positioned boulders still stand provides windows into deep history, long before modern-day seismometers could measure the shaking ground. "The only witnesses that we ...

When the Roods and colleagues mapped and analysed the boulders near the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant they were able to reduce the uncertainties in the hazard maps by nearly 50%.

Seismic hazard assessment and ground response modelling Seismic and dynamic soil-foundation-structure interaction, including pipelines, piles and offshore foundations Seismic safety and the nonlinear ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. -- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Kern County Tuesday night, with significant shaking felt throughout Southern California. The quake struck at 9:09 p.m. southwest of ...

Scientists are creating the first data set that will systematically map local earthquake hazards across Metro Vancouver. The data being collected will form a “comprehensive, high calibre, high ...