Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tracy Turner, owner of the Wynola Junction, looks over pictures that fell from shelves when an earthquake hit Monday in Julian.

When it comes to natural or “weather-related hazards”, in Missouri, we think of thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes. But there is one that is less common and lies beneath the surface—earthquakes. The ...

A sign welcomes drivers to Colorado from Wyoming along U.S. Highway 287 north of Livermore, Colo., on Oct. 19, 2023. A 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Dacono provided a jarring wakeup for some ...

Last January 19, 2026, residents in the Coachella Valley felt quite shook. It wasn't any celebrity drama or local gossip, but ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - California residents are no strangers to earthquakes but what is the science behind these destructive jolts of energy? First, let's start with the way we measure the size of an ...

From left, Utah State University geoscientists Geosciences Srisharan Shreedharan and Lindsey Broderick collect rock samples from the Wasatch Fault near Brigham City, Utah, USA. LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

Below California's famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state's collective consciousness.