The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles in the past in response to civil disorder and natural disasters.

Keeping the nation’s lights on is no small job. The grid we take for granted involves large, expensive equipment, most ...

The California Earthquake Authority has attacked investors as “opportunistic” for buying fire-linked claims from insurers.

(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Columbia on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GPZ said.

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 ...

The Hollywood sign and the Golden Gate Bridge are among the iconic landmarks set to be wiped out by a huge earthquake when ...

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

Njdeh F. “Jack” Yaghoubian, a civil engineer known for his pioneering work in earthquake protection systems, died on May 29, ...

New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's ...

California is devastated by the largest earthquake in history. A rescue-chopper pilot for the Los Angeles fire department ...