A retired scientist with the USGS worries about the impact the government shutdown is having on the agency's earthquake ...

A major earthquake hasn't struck any of California's biggest cities in more than three decades, but the "Big One" is a matter ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, CA – August 20, 2025 – The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) announced today its second Earthquake ...

The deadline for a grant program enabling homeowners, landlords and property owners to seismically retrofit select houses has been extended to Oct. 17, the California Residential Mitigation Program ...

The USGS shows that five earthquakes rattled the region over the last 24 hours, ranging in strength from magnitude 4.8 to 5.5 ...

The quake came as central Philippine provinces were still recovering from a storm that struck Friday, killing at least 27 ...

BOGO, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged ...