Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

California's earthquake faults are more likely to be "overdue" for a major quake than those elsewhere in the world, new ...

A new study published in the journal JGR Solid Earth has found that one U.S. state is “overdue” for an earthquake. Lead author Vasiliki Mouslopoulou believes that the information, while chilling, ...

FEMA cuts funding for earthquake retrofitting in CA. These funds are responsible for retrofitting homes & buildings in case ...

With the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta Earthquake on October 17, the California Office of Emergency ... areas because we find that in high-risk, vulnerable communities who ...

Boats collide as a tsunami's water sweep through Crescent City, Calif., in 2011. (Bryant Anderson/Associated Press) ...

Cancer has jumped to the leading cause of death among firefighters; they have a 9% greater risk of being diagnosed with the ...

In a decisive move to strengthen community resilience, the Newman City Council has adopted the Health and Safety Element ...

An early-morning 3.1-magnitude earthquake woke parts of Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 7 ...

According to a recent studypublished in JGR Solid Earth, nearly half of California’s fault lines—including the infamous San ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck early Friday morning off the coast of Northern California, according to the USGS.