Thousands of earthquakes are recorded in California yearly, but the vast majority are extremely minor. Several hundred reach a magnitude of 3.0, and only about 15 to 20 are greater than magnitude 4.0, ...

A preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Fontana area Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The Pacific Coast Highway is closed in Malibu as firefighters respond to a wildfire driven by powerful dry winds.

The recent Malibu earthquake was the 14th in Southern California in 2024, according to Caltech. The U.S. Geological Survey says that in the next 30 years there is a 46% chance of a magnitude 7.0 ...

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in the waters off Catalina Island on Sunday evening on the heels of two smaller quakes in the same area. The series of shakers began at 4:11 p.m. with a magnitude ...

There could be hidden earthquake flaws in your single-family home in California — enough to be ruinous and possibly deadly in the next big earthquake. One of the dangers may come as a surprise ...

(John K. Nakata / U.S. Geological Survey ) There could be hidden earthquake flaws in your single-family home in California — enough to be ruinous and possibly deadly in the next big earthquake.