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.

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

Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study.

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

CBS News data shows 35% of homes in the Sacramento region could be at "major risk" of wildfire in the next 30 years.

A minor, 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 rattled near Riverside County on Wednesday ...

But a new study found a long-feared, deadly earthquake off Northern California could cause catastrophic flooding. The report says coastal areas could shrink by more than six feet in a matter of ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Atascadero on Monday afternoon. The ...

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean coastal town of Marmaris on Tuesday, Turkey’s disaster management agency said. At least seven people were injured while ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it ...

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded near Long Beach, California, on Sunday night, June 1, according to the US Geological ...