A major earthquake hasn’t struck California’s biggest cities in 3 decades. On Thursday, we will get a glimpse of one - Los Angeles Times

A major earthquake hasn’t struck any of California’s biggest cities in more than three decades, but the “Big One” is a matter ...

California's annual earthquake drill set to begin - just after small quake shakes Bay Area

The Great California ShakeOut is coming. The event is an annual earthquake drill, aimed at increasing public awareness about ...

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 ...

3.1 earthquake strikes in Berkeley near Cal Memorial Stadium just before quake drill

Did you feel it? A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Berkeley just east of Cal Memorial Stadium Thursday morning, according ...

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

A minor, 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake rattled the region less than an hour before an annual ...

3.1-magnitude earthquake hits near Berkeley, USGS says

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck near Berkeley on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake ...

2025 Great California ShakeOut: Millions to join earthquake drill on Thursday

Millions of Californians will participate in the "Great California ShakeOut" earthquake drill on Thursday, practicing what to do during an earthquake at 10:16 a.m.

What the Myanmar earthquake taught us: Why sonic boom quakes are no longer science fiction

Myanmar's 2025 magnitude-7.7 earthquake revealed 'sonic boom' or supershear quakes, where ruptures travel faster than seismic ...