In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

The Big One: Is California 'overdue' for a devastating major earthquake? A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia in California Thursday at 10:44 a.m. local time, generating a tsunami warning stretching from southern Oregon to San Francisco.

With all the Bay Area faults, Allen said his research shows there's a "two-in-three chance" the Big One could be soon. "We're overdue for a recurrence," Allen said. The last major earthquake in ...

California's largest recorded earthquakes since 1800, ranked by magnitude, according to the California Department of Conservation. 7.9: Jan. 9, 1857 in Fort Tejon Two killed; created 220-mile ...

For the Los Angeles region, estimates are 60% for an earthquake measuring 6.7; 46% for an earthquake measuring 7; and 31% for an earthquake measuring 7.5. “However, earthquakes remain unpredictable.

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported in the Los Angeles area Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.