Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study. But that doesn’t mean a catastrophic event like the 1906 San ...

It has been several years since a magnitude 5.2 or greater earthquake hit Southern California, and Tuesday's quake was the strongest to strike the region in three years.

Southern California’s last magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred in 1857, when the San Andreas ruptured between Monterey and Los Angeles counties.

About 5% to 10% of all California earthquakes are followed by a larger one within a week, and the probability of a larger quake depends on how much aftershock activity there is, according to the USGS.

California's worst tsunami disaster in modern times occurred in 1964, when a magnitude 9.2 earthquake in Alaska spawned a tsunami that inundated Crescent City, near the Oregon border.

The epicenter of Thursday’s 7.0 magnitude shaker occurred in what’s known as California’s “earthquake country” because it’s where three tectonic plates meet.

A strong earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to thousands, and damaging homes and roads, officials said.

California’s northwest corner has experienced the most seismic activity in the state in recent years – eight magnitude-7.0 or higher earthquakes within the last century.

Still, the 4.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled parts of Southern California, including San Diego and Riverside Counties, was strong enough to knock a lotion bottle off her dresser, said Ms ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California, according to the USGS. A tsunami warning that had been issued was canceled.

Two people are dead and a California town was left a "total mess" following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the coast, according to local officials. There is no power or water in the city ...