The highest hazard areas are near major, active faults. But strong and damaging shaking is "possible anywhere in California."

In a state of contrasts, California faces scorching heat in the north and lingering flood threats in the south, leaving residents on high alert

Several moderate earthquakes, including a 5.8 magnitude temblor, have rumbled below the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 gave the Bay Area a big jolt early Monday morning, the United States Geological Survey reports. The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 4.6, had an epicenter in Berkeley on Dwight Way near Piedmont Avenue, close to the University of California campus. It struck at 2:56 a.m.

Did you feel it? A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the La Verne area of Los Angeles County Saturday. The quake was reported at around 5:11 p.m. according to the United States Geological

A swarm of earthquakes off the Oregon coast this week has reignited long-standing fears of a catastrophic event along the Cascadia Subduction

SONOMA COUNTY, CA - Sunday evening, a preliminary 2.3 magnitude quake was recorded near The Geysers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.