EXTENSION: Research how the federal government responded to the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and detail what precedents this set for future government responses to natural disasters.

The earthquakes generated by this fault can reach impressive magnitudes, like the 1906 magnitude 7.8 quake that devastated San Francisco. The logarithmic magnitude scale means an 8.0 earthquake is ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California Monday evening near Los Banos, about 30 miles from San Jose. No damage ...

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.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Arcata, Northern California. Reports from as far as Oregon were submitted. Learn safety tips for seismic activity.

Arcata is about a 280-mile drive northwest from San Francisco. What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.

In the vast tapestry of natural phenomena that paint the Earth’s geological history, earthquakes stand out as the most dramatic and destructive events. The United States, sprawling across a mosaic of ...

Rafael Devers was already a highly regarded slugger before the San Francisco Giants pulled the trigger to trade for him earlier this month.