Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.
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If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...
The 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, with shaking felt across Virginia and beyond.
We’d all assumed the Big One would be an earthquake,” writes Joy Press—“never imagined that Mother Nature might have a different apocalypse scripted for this city.” ...
A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...
No. Earthquakes cannot be predicted on any sort of scale, regardless of historical context. Community notes added to the ...
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As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California for the fourth day, mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect Friday afternoon for certain parts of the Los Angeles area. Firefighters continued ...
Faults along Los Angeles’ power grid surged in the same locations where three of this week’s massive wildfires are raging, a company that monitors electrical activity said. Whisker Labs ...
The San Andreas fault has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) long, it cuts through California and is ...