California has been at the epicenter of the United States' most intense earthquakes throughout history, with one of the most recent destructive tremors caught on the national stage during the 1989 ...

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck near Ridgecrest Friday was one of only 12 earthquakes in California since 1857 that measured over 7.0.

And the 1952 earthquake, a 7.3-magnitude quake that hit Kern County, was the third largest earthquake in recorded California history.

And the 1952 earthquake, a 7.3-magnitude quake that hit Kern County, was the third largest earthquake in recorded California history.

Friday’s 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest was among the most powerful quakes in California history. But its remote location made it far less destructive and deadly than smaller quakes whose ...

Have large foreshocks happened in California before? About half of California's biggest earthquakes in history have been preceded by foreshocks.

See a list of notable Southern California earthquakes since the Northridge Earthquake in January 1994.

And the 1952 earthquake, a 7.3-magnitude quake that hit Kern County, was the third largest earthquake in recorded California history.

For the first time ever, California landlords can access earthquake retrofit grants. Second registration window opens with ...

Dozens of offshore aftershocks followed a magnitude-7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California that led to a brief tsunami warning.