While the thriller is an acknowledged “popcorn” movie, director Brad Peyton did not make light of the real-world results of a powerful earthquake. “It’s real world,” Peyton says. “It’s not aliens or ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn’t just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground shaking from a magnitude 9+ earthquake incredibly destructive, the event ...

What could the next mega-earthquake on California's notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- During an earthquake study conference in Long Beach, a local expert said California's infamous San Andreas fault is due for a massive ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- An earthquake on the San Andreas Fault could trigger bigger earthquakes on other faults, according to a newly released study by the University of Southern California. James ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Templeton, California, sending shockwaves along the coast from Salinas to Lompoc. Over ...

A "Big One" on the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest might trigger a similarly serious earthquake on California's San Andreas Fault, new research suggests. The findings are based on ...