A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study.

The preliminary magnitude 7.0 earthquake reignited long-held fears of the fabled “big one” hitting in California, which typically refers to a potential magnitude 8.0 that causes widespread ...

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns grow about the possibility that the "Big One" could happen soon. The "Big One" refers to a massive earthquake that could ...

“In some respects, the ‘big one’ in terms ... “Unfortunately, earthquake prediction remains an extremely challenging endeavor,” according to the California Governor’s Office of ...

The PNW may be hit with a major earthquake in the next 50 years. There is no telling when, but a social media earthquake ...

Southern California has ... prepare before a major earthquake occurs. Watch in the player above. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.9, remains one of the most significant ...

“The big one is supposed to be worse,” we whispered ... a Stanford professor and a co-director of the Southern California Earthquake Center, told me: “We’re overdue.” ...

The United States has dealt with a flurry of earthquakes this month, raising concerns about "The Big One." Last week, the United States Geological Survey detected a trio of earthquakes in California ...

The infamous but elusive possibility of a devastatingly large earthquake known as "The Big One" always comes to mind when a significant quake strikes in California. But there's actually several ...

The lithosphere, however, is not in one piece and exists like a puzzle ... department of conservation, which tracks “big” earthquakes in California. That earthquake struck in the early morning ...