I learned about the risk of “soft story” buildings on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989. On that day, coastal Northern California was struck by the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake.

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 ...

A third earthquake shook the Southern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Southern California area — the third ...

2:20 A look into Vancouver’s earthquake preparation for the ‘big one’ Federal government agency Earthquakes Canada says some Alberta and B.C. residents may have felt the ground shake ...

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California, then a 3.2 quake followed, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto UPDATE: Just hours after back-to-back earthquakes ...

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Alberta and B.C. Thursday morning. The quake was originally reported by Earthquakes Canada as a 5.2 magnitude before the measurement was adjusted. It was ...

Before those four earthquakes, a 4.1 magnitude temblor hit the same area in the middle of the night on Tuesday, at 12:13 a.m., according to Southern California Earthquake Data Center. California ...