Although a recent series of small earthquakes in the Puget Sound region has caused concern, an expert says the tremors are ...

“A lot of times with earthquake insurance, you’re looking at about a 20% deductible. So if you’ve got a maximum coverage limit of $100,000, the insurance company won’t start paying until ...

Pic/iStock Hundreds of people reported feeling minor earthquakes of similar intensity on Hawaii's Big Island and on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of Seattle, but no damage was reported.

A new study shows Alaska could gain 10–50 seconds of warning before major earthquakes with an early warning system, similar ...

That’s the longest seismic rupture ever documented on a continent. By comparison, California’s 1906 earthquake ruptured 296 miles of the San Andreas fault; and the 1857 earthquake, 225 miles.

The sixth most powerful earthquake on record triggered widespread evacuation orders across multiple countries including the ...

It's been decades since the last big earthquake hit Los Angeles. Now experts from Caltech are making sure the Latino community knows what to do to make it out safely when another big quake hits.

A: The San Francisco Bay Area was shaken by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Sept. 17, 1989. A 0.9 difference may sound small on paper, but not on the seismic scale.