In 1906, United Railroads of San Francisco ran most of the city’s transit lines. Company photographer John Henry Mentz ...

At 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, residents of the frontier town of New Madrid, in what is now Missouri, were jolted from their beds by a violent earthquake. The ground heaved and pitched, hurling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Living in California means an earthquake could happen at any moment, such as the magnitude 7.3 Landers earthquake that struck east ...

According to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, the department posted an excerpt that opens with the ...

Millions of Californians have signed up to drop, cover and hold on Thursday for the Great California ShakeOut. The annual global earthquake safety drill is scheduled for 10:16 a.m. Thursday. More than ...

April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake (and subsequent fires) ranks as one of the most significant temblors of all time ...

It was a quiet April morning in 1906 when San Francisco was rocked by one of the deadliest earthquakes in U.S. history. The quake tore through the San Andreas fault, just off the coastline south of ...

The annual "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill took place earlier today, Oct. 16. The minute-long drill at 10:16 a.m. local time encouraged folks to practice and prepare for the proper response to an ...

The Great Utah ShakeOut, an annual drill aimed at preparing Utah residents for major earthquakes, is set to take place on Thursday.

Living in California means an earthquake could happen at any moment, such as the magnitude 7.3 Landers earthquake that struck east of the Victor Valley in 1992. The annual Great ShakeOut at 10:16 a.m.