A major earthquake hasn't struck California's big cities in 3 decades. On Thursday, we will get a glimpse of one

A major earthquake hasn't struck any of California's biggest cities in more than three decades, but the "Big One" is a matter ...
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Why Your Phone May Get a Loud Earthquake Test Alert This Week — and How the MyShake App Works

Find out how California’s MyShake earthquake app works, what to expect from emergency test alerts and how to set up your ...

Minor Quake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area an Hour Before Annual Drill

A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:23 a.m. Pacific ...

The earthquake app on your phone will buzz Thursday morning. Here’s why it’s (probably) not an earthquake

In the Bay Area, BART plans to automatically slow down its trains and have them come to a brief stop, as the system is ...

Series of earthquakes hit Big Bear area

A series of earthquakes, including two measuring 3.5, shook the Big Bear area overnight. The first temblor – a 3.5-magnitude ...

Earthquake recorded near Warner Springs, felt across San Diego County

A preliminary magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded about 2 miles southeast of Warner Springs, according to USGS.

San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake, new study finds

Although Californians are relatively familiar with the San Andreas Fault, the Cascadia Subduction Zone is in many ways more dangerous. That fault, where the Juan de Fuca Plate is subsiding underneath ...