For years, scientists have been warning us about a ticking time bomb buried deep beneath the Himalayas, in the form of a massive earthquake that could rip through northern India and have catastrophic ...

This week marks a decade since I retired from teaching at is what is now called Cal Poly Humboldt. My final 106 Earthquake Country lecture was on May 7, 2015. That lecture included a summary of the ...

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet in a matter of minutes, a new study has warned. A magnitude 8.0 tremor on the Cascadia subduction zone ...

The next great earthquake isn't the only threat to the Pacific Northwest. A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, ...

Rod Tryon’s artwork depicts the ground opening up, revealing a lost world of dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. (Courtesy photo) The ARTS District of Santa Barbara sponsored a 3D chalk painting by ...

The annual "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill took place earlier today, Oct. 16. The minute-long drill at 10:16 a.m. local time encouraged folks to practice and prepare for the proper response to an ...

The Pacific Northwest is being taken for a ride. At the Cascadia Subduction Zone—a 700-mile fault that runs all the way from California to British Columbia—two giant tectonic plates are locked in a ...

Millions of people worldwide will practice earthquake safety drills during International ShakeOut Day on Thursday, Oct. 17. At 10:17 a.m., millions will participate in earthquake drills at work, ...

When some 10.4 million Californians “drop, cover and hold on” Thursday morning, the ground may not be shaking. But the drill will help ensure that participants are prepared for the next big earthquake ...

On Thursday October 17, 2013 between 10:15 A.M. and 10:20 A.M. PDT, the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) and the NWS Weather Forecast Office in Seattle will conduct a tsunami warning ...

Sixty-one years ago today, March 27, 1964, the second most powerful earthquake on the planet shook Alaska and affected every other province and state along the west coast. Measuring 9.2 and lasting ...

It was known as the great quake. The mere mention of the year caused Bay Area residents to shudder. The year was 1868. Once upon a time, that was considered the big one in the Bay Area. In writing on ...