Getty Images/iStockphoto A 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Bay Area of Northern California ... “There can be serious hazards after an earthquake, such as damage to the building, leaking ...

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

Dr Sue Hough, a scientist in the USGS' Earthquake Hazards Program ... severe effects would hit southern Washington, northern Oregon and northern California, densely populated areas in the region.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Northern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The more than 9-mile deep quake hit a little over half a mile south of Concord at 12:11 p.m. on ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...

A new study from Virginia Tech warns that large swaths of the Pacific Northwest, including Northern California, Oregon, and ...

Parts of the Pacific Northwest in the United States are at an increased risk of massive flooding — and potentially even ...

There is danger lurking on the sea floor off the Pacific Northwest’s coast: After centuries of two tectonic plates pushing up ...

Several earthquakes with epicenters beneath the ocean surface rattled the Northern California coastline early Monday. The ...