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?

A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

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, ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — It’s been a couple weeks since Southern California felt a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, but parts of the state could be overdue for a much bigger one. Most earthquakes happen ...

During an earthquake scenario with the highest level of subsidence, or land sink, the area at risk of flooding would expand by 116 square miles. Among the areas at risk after a megaquake along the ...

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit off the Northern California coast didn’t produce ... there won’t be time for an official warning for high-risk coastal areas along the subduction zone.

dramatically increasing the risk of flooding, according to a new study. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), found that a major earthquake—greater ...

(USGS) USGS officials projected at least 1,800 deaths and 53,000 injuries would result if a 7.8 magnitude earthquake were to strike Southern California. The risk of an earthquake hitting the San ...

Could a bigger one be on the way? As a general rule, the risk is fairly low. About 5% to 10% of all California earthquakes are followed by a larger one within a week, and the probability of a ...

It's one of the scary earthquakes," said Jones. And the Elsinore fault is not the only risk to Southern California. It can "be thought of as a sibling of the San Andreas, along with the sizable ...