After the 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake rattled Southern California, scientists realized just how much preparedness can save lives. CBS LA's Jamie Yuccas talks to Dr. Lucy Jones about the ...

There are 15,000 known fault lines in Southern California, yet only about 10% of households have earthquake insurance, according to the Department of Insurance. Standard homeowner's insurance does not ...

The Northridge quake, like the Bay Area quake before it, proved that even California, with the most advanced building codes in America, has based these codes-- which is to say, its homes and business ...

As seismic engineers study the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 20,000 people this week, it's becoming clear that a significant cause of the destruction involved a building design ...

California has been hit with nearly 100 earthquakes over the last month, especially in the San Ramon area near Oakland. That's got some wondering if the "big one" is near and how prepared the state is ...

Earthquakes remain one of the top concerns for millions of Californians. While the San Andreas Fault dominates the public imagination, a leading expert says the state’s seismic risk is far more ...