A minor, 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...

Oregon scientists are leading the world in tsunami research, helping communities better understand and prepare for one of the ...

Old-fashioned storefronts house candy shops, bakeries, and antique stores. The town sits at 4,000 feet elevation, giving it four distinct seasons rare in Southern California. Fall brings spectacular ...

The Little Mermaid statue reminds visitors of Denmark’s famous fairy tale author. The town celebrates Danish holidays with parades and traditional costumes. Mission Santa Inés stands nearby, ...

The Water Reclamation District is expanding its treatment of the largest brackish groundwater plume in the Los Angeles County ...

UD researchers engage future marine scientists during video call from aboard the R/V Roger Revelle, currently at sea off the ...

This topsy-turvy guide to Southern California earthquakes details the history of earthquakes in the Coachella Valley and other facts to know.

In summary, earthquakes are felt differently across the United States due to geological factors, historical context, and preparedness measures. While the western U.S. often faces the brunt of seismic ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in the Beaus region on Monday morning, according to seismic data reviewed manually by ...

To the south, the Pacific and North American plates grind past each other along the San Andreas Fault, occasionally producing devastating earthquakes such as the 1906 San Francisco event. If both of ...

Two fault lines on the west coast of North America — the Cascadia and San Andreas — appear to be seismically synchronized, with past earthquakes on one fracture zone appearing to trigger a seismic ...