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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
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The sun and the moon can trigger earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault
Gravitational tugs from the moon and the sun don't just cause the rise and fall of the seas (high a…
Simone M. Scully
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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
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San Francisco residents are fleeing to what may be the most earthquake-proof city in California
In all likelihood, these moves aren't motivated by fears of the next "Big One" - a magnitude 8.0 ea…
Aria Bendix
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San Francisco is building skyscrapers like crazy - and there could be a deadly downside
San Francisco's building code does not accurately account for the risks of the city's underlying ge…
Jeremy Berke
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The San Francisco Bay Area has an earthquake 'time bomb' that could devastate the region - and it's worse than we thought
The 72 percent probability of a magnitude (M) 6.7 or greater earthquake in the region includes well…
Kevin Loria
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How Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson charmed his way out of having to pay for a fender bender that was totally his fault
He stared at me again, cocked his head sideways and said... 'Uhhh.. Are you The Rock?'. I said 'Yup…
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New Yorkers are freaking out about and poking fun at — the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the East Coast
As the dust settled and panic subsided, New Yorkers reacted on social media to Friday morning's ear…
Jordan Hart
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Seth Rogen said George Lucas once told him he couldn't board his hypothetical spaceship if the world ended
Rogen recalled the interesting encounter with Lucas in 2012 when some thought the world was going t…
Jason Guerrasio
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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
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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…
Amber Bragdon,Amber Bragdon
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California is having an unprecedented earthquake drought. The next big one could come at any moment.
According to the LA Times, the Bay Area has only experienced three earthquakes of magnitude 6 or gr…
Aylin Woodward
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A network of cables at the bottom of the ocean is helping scientists detect earthquakes
After six months of experimenting on land, the researchers moved their technology underwater. They …
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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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
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A new map reveals which parts of the US are most at risk of earthquakes in unprecedented detail — including quakes caused by people
The map shows seismic activity in greater detail than ever: "We see things we've never seen before."
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Video shows the 5.3-magnitude Channel Islands earthquake rocking a nest full of baby eagles
Renowned former USGS seismologist Lucy Jones described the Tuesday afternoon temblor as a "moderate…
Bryan Logan
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A critical 'base isolation' system could keep California buildings from crumbling during an earthquake, but few structures have it
For one thing, base isolation is more expensive than conventional engineering methods. Hamburger es…
Aria Bendix
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Scientists are warning of a California mega-storm that could cause twice as much damage as the next big earthquake
The USACE points to the Whittier Narrows Dam as "one of the highest risk dams" in their portfolio. …
Aria Bendix
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Los Angeles just released an app that can predict earthquakes up to 90 seconds in advance, and it could one day save countless lives
Earlier this week, Los Angeles became the first US city to release an early earthquake warning app …
Aria Bendix
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They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up building a drug empire.
Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers