Some of California's biggest earthquakes have occurred on lesser-known fault areas, including both the Ridgecrest quake and the magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake in 1994. And in the Bay Area, geologists have identified the Hayward Fault in the East Bay and the Rodgers Creek Fault in Sonoma County as having the potential to produce major quakes.

A minor earthquake struck in Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 3.8 magnitude quake was confirmed about four kilometers northwest of Ohlman in Montgomery County just after 1 a.m. Here's what we know.

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that

According to researchers from Science Tokyo, a new three-dimensional model of the fault beneath the Marmara Sea in Turkey reveals where a future major earthquake could take place. Using electromagnetic measurements,

A rapid-fire barrage of 16 earthquakes slammed Southern California in less than 24 hours, reigniting terrifying fears that the “Big One” is getting ready to tear the region apart. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit near Indio, in the Coachella Valley, on ...

California Earthquake 2026 explains what happened, where the quake was felt, aftershocks, risks, and how residents can prepare for future earthquakes.

Fontana CA Sunday 5:41 p.m., weak shaking felt in Rialto, San Bernardino, Riverside. USGS reports, safety tips amid trending searches—no damage. Drop, cover, hold on advice., US News, Times Now

The USGS reported that, over the past several days, a sequence of at least five earthquakes shook California, with magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to 3.3. The most recent, a 3.3 magnitude quake, struck near Tres Pinos in San Benito County Saturday morning at a depth of 4 miles.