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Earthquakes in Southern California last year increased the chances of 'the big one' on the San Andreas fault, research suggests
A major earthquake on the San Andreas fault line would crumble buildings, rupture gas lines, trigge…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen  Â
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Big Lots is closing stores in 2023 — see the full list
Big Lots is closing stores around cities in California and Colorado as it opens locations in small …
Alex Bitter  Â
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Inside 'Holes': Digging into how the award-winning novel became a surprise cult classic for Disney
In an oral history, creators, producers, and stars of "Holes" explain how the live-action Disney mo…
Meghan Cook  Â
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Police nabbed a man dressed as a sword-wielding ninja who attacked US special operations soldiers
The man walked up to a soldier and asked him if he knew where his family was. When the soldier said…
Ryan Pickrell  Â
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California's governor is asking Trump for emergency assistance after major earthquakes rattled the state 2 days in a row
In his letter to President Donald Trump, Newsom wrote that the earthquakes that struck near Ridgecr…
Kat Tenbarge  Â
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A California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has started 'creeping.' It's not the only one.
"We know that faults talk to one another," Richard Allen, the director of the Seismological Laborat…
Aria Bendix  Â
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There's a 96% chance that up to 8 more earthquakes could shake Southern California, officials warn, after two major incidents
"It's hard for the world to know what we've been through because by the grace of God, we've had no …
Kat Tenbarge  Â
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California just experienced its biggest earthquake in 20 years. The shaking may not be over yet, experts warn.
California sits on multiple faults. There's the San Andreas fault of 1906 San Francisco earthquake …
Aylin Woodward  Â
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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake just shook Southern California
The quake centered near the California town of Ridgecrest, roughly 150 miles northeast of Los Angel…
Michelle Mark  Â
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California has had 3,000 earthquakes in the last week, but none was the big one that experts say is 'overdue'
According to Lucy Jones, a seismologist from Caltech, they also don't decrease the likelihood of th…
Aylin Woodward  Â
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Incredible videos show California's biggest earthquake in 20 years rippling across North America
"Once the earthquake waves are far enough away from the location where the earthquake occurred they…
Dave Mosher  Â
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Videos on Twitter show the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit California made swimming pools look like wave machines
Residents uploaded footage of the temblor's effects on social media. It looks like wave machines ha…
Alan Dawson  Â
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A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California following another quake on the Fourth of July
According to United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred shortly after 8 p.m. local time, w…
Lauren Frias  Â
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The earthquakes in southern California were centered near a naval station contaminated with 'forever chemicals'
PFAS became popular in the United States around the 1940s, but the EPA has since established a heal…
Aria Bendix  Â
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Videos capture the terrifying moment sports games and live newscasts abruptly stop during the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in California
The earthquake occurred one day after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake on the Fourth of July. Both quak…
David Choi  Â
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Seismologists have recorded a whopping 3,000 earthquakes in California since July 4th
Officials now believe that the initial jolt was a foreshock. Since Thursday morning, there have bee…
Michelle Mark  Â
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What will happen if a mega earthquake hits California
Brandenberg: Really have a plan in place. You know, where are you going to meet? What are you goin…