Northern Nevadans were jolted awake by the latest in a swarm of earthquakes. Here's a look at the past three weeks of quakes ...

The quakes, 4.3- and 5.2-magnitude, early Friday about 70 miles east of Reno, were felt in El Dorado, Sacramento and Placer counties.

Understanding why some faults creep rather than sticking and causing massive earthquakes is important for gauging the future ...

Ancient tectonic plates continue to reshape the Earth's interior and reveal a deep connection to its global dynamics ...

Subduction zones can look permanent on a map. They run for hundreds or thousands of miles, haul oceanic crust into the mantle ...

We asked Jewish Bay Area residents call us and leave voicemails sharing when and how they or their families arrived here.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck southeast of Silver Springs, Nevada, on a recent weekday in late May 2026, jolting homes ...

The court’s conservative majority said it had upheld the landmark law, as liberal justices accused the court of gutting the ...

IonQ acquired Capella in May 2025. The company operates eight Capella Acadia radar imaging spacecraft in mid-inclination and sun-synchronous orbits, which provide repeat coverage of the same locations ...

Scientists warn California’s Hayward Fault is overdue for a major earthquake that could bring catastrophic damage to the San ...