In 1964, a massive earthquake thousands of miles away sent a deadly tsunami racing toward the U.S. West Coast. Despite warnings, many in Crescent City, California, underestimated the threat. When the ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday afternoon local time off the northern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological ...

A nagnitude-5.7 quake hits 67 miles northeast of Kuji, Japan, rattling coastal towns just days after a tsunami warning.

Major quakes in Japan and Alaska along with a spate of smaller earthquakes in California this fall make folks ask, is the Big ...

A 3.1 magnitude quake struck near San Ramon early Tuesday, part of a recent East Bay swarm. No damage reported, but experts urge preparedness.

A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological ...