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One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before it erupts again – maybe even before ...

This week was the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop (NCEHW). I joined other earthquake hazards ...

The 153-year-old California Historical Society announced it has sunsetted its operations in downtown San Francisco, permanently closing the international orange-painted building housing its ...

Beneath the picturesque peaks of California’s Sierra Nevada lies a phenomenon that could change our understanding of the ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...

The earthquake, which struck just after 10 a.m., was centered about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor. Its effects were felt as far north as Bangor and south as New York City.

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention (Cal Fire) is offering the public a three-dimensional map of the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County.