A major earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest at any moment. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most ...

Sixty million people worldwide registered for today’s International ShakeOut Day coordinated earthquake drill, including about 19 million people within the United States and its territories. Most ...

Drop, cover and hold on. That is the three-step plan the state of Utah advises people to follow to prevent injury in case of an earthquake. And at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, nearly 1 million people gave the ...

If your cubicle mate gets up precisely 10:16 a.m. on Thursday and then suddenly drops to the ground and rolls under the table, it's probably a safe bet he or she is actually OK. That's because this ...

In July 2019, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Ridgecrest, and a day later, a 7.1 quake hit the same region. The shaking was felt across Southern California, making it one of the largest quakes the ...

The Great ShakeOut offered a dress rehearsal Thursday for a new system that aims to warn before the tremors start. STANWOOD — An alarm reverberated through classrooms Thursday morning at Port Susan ...