Let's all be cool and not get too rumbly, m'kay?" Though these quakes happened on the San Andreas fault line, San Bernadino is near a number of fault lines running through California that ...

A section of the San Andreas fault where earthquakes occur regularly may give off a distinct signal before it trembles to life, new research finds. The signal hints at the opening and closing of ...

Multiple tremors were recorded by the USGS over the past week, including one which struck as the Oscars ceremony was underway.

The San Andreas fault line also sits just miles away from the Hayward fault. Experts have warned that California is overdue for another massive earthquake along the San Andreas. A potential ...

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That two inches -- the average distance the San Andreas fault moves each year -- has the potential to unleash an earthquake of epic proportions directly under the San Francisco and San Jose area ...

Stanford lies in the San Andreas fault zone, an area of high seismic activity. The San Andreas fault line runs 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) through California and has caused several strong quakes ...

It is also divided by the San Andreas fault line. San Francisco is part of a horsehoe-shaped reigon known as the Ring of Fire. Stretching around the Pacific Ocean for approximately 40,250 kilometres.

Previous reports from the USGS have noted the danger posed by the Hayward fault. Though less of a household name than the San Andreas fault, the Hayward fault poses a significant risk, the agency ...