California, long known for its seismic activity, is experiencing an alarming increase in geological shifts—and some fault ...

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 U.S. Geological Survey said this is the most 4.0 or above earthquakes to strike Southern California in the past 65 years.

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 ...

THE powerful dislocation which intersects Scotland in a north-east and south-west direction along the line of the Great ... to the same class as the San Andreas rift of California and, like ...

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 ...