An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists have observed quakes that reverse course, further shaking up areas that ...

Members of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services brought the state-branded Earthquake Simulator to the California State University, Sacramento campus as part of its Great California ...

The statewide tour comes ahead of the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, when millions of Californians are expected to participate in an earthquake safety drill at myriad sites around the region ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles got a shaky reminder of what the next big earthquake could feel like. The Big Shaker earthquake simulator rolled into ...

The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The fault is overdue for an earthquake that could cause extensive ...

MyShake's drill alert is scheduled for the Bay Area at 10:14 a.m. The idea is to practice dropping, covering and holding on.

Simulations still can't predict exactly when an earthquake will happen, but with the incredible processing power of modern exascale supercomputers, they can now predict how they will happen and how ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of a major earthquake. The ...

An earthquake simulator capable of replicating the intensity of a magnitude 7.0 temblor will visit Balboa Park this week coinciding with the Great California ShakeOut. The California Governor’s Office ...

Los Angeles got a shaky reminder of what the next big earthquake could feel like. The Big Shaker earthquake simulator rolled into Grand Park Tuesday, Sept. 29, giving participants a chance to ...