HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 3.7 magnitude quake jolted near Petrolia on Friday morning.
IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA - A 2.1 magnitude quake struck near Salton City on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
A fault line does not keep a calendar, no matter how often people ask it to. That simple limitation shapes nearly everything scientists say about the San Andreas Fault. Researchers can measure strain, ...
“Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake.” That blunt reminder still frames the public conversation around the San Andreas fault more clearly than any dramatic ...
A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 struck Northern California on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 6:48 a.m. Pacific time about 5 ...
The quake was centered north of Gilroy.
California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical earthquakes.
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:40 p.m. Sunday 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S.