The fault has moved the curbs as much as a handspan, around 18 centimeters, since the time they were installed, up to 60 years ago.

The quake's center was some 281 miles northwest of Sacramento. A map from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program shows the epicenter of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake that struck off of the coast of ...

Rebuilding Terminal 1 in a seismic zone? Here’s how San Diego International Airport tackled earthquake risks head-on.

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami warning along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s sparsely populated southern coast. The warning affects areas from southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, ...

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning after the magnitude 7.3 quake was felt ...

Experts say large 'high-seismic hazard' exists across U.S. Jan. 18, 2010— -- As the outpouring of support for earthquake-ravaged Haiti continues, seismologists say a similar catastrophe can ...