In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

A hydrologist explains why Texas Hill Country is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to ...

There are only so many times a hardy writer can describe the late Queen as ‘sphinx-like’ but that’s exactly what she was.

The heart of San Juan Bautista beats strongest at Mission San Juan Bautista, a magnificent adobe structure that has anchored this community since 1797. Unlike many California missions that feel more ...

The Plaza Hotel stands as a two-story testament to San Juan Bautista’s days as a crucial stagecoach stop on the route between San Francisco and Los Angeles. You can wander through rooms that once ...

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast.

While rare, Redding does get earthquakes strong enough for us to feel. Here's why Shasta and Siskiyou counties and the north ...

In California, where the next "Big One" is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

The San Andreas Fault, this scar visible from space, stretches across California for over 1,200 kilometers (about 745 miles).

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location often associated with earthquakes.