Most experts agree, a major earthquake will hit the Pacific Northwest at some point. In fact, according to Oregon State University Professor Dr. Chris Goldfinger, there is a 33% chance of a major ...

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical ...

Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:40 p.m. Sunday 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S.

When the ground under Seattle finally gives way, the disaster will not unfold as a single cinematic moment but as a chain reaction that reshapes the city’s geography, infrastructure and daily life.

LOS ANGELES – For more than a month, the San Francisco Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes – the latest in a series of seismic swarms that have rattled windows ...

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 ...