An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists have observed quakes that reverse course, further shaking up areas that ...

The activity served as a training tool for government employees and staff, as well as school communities, to help them understand safety procedures during an earthquake.

Los Angeles got a shaky reminder of what the next big earthquake could feel like. The Big Shaker earthquake simulator rolled into Grand Park Tuesday, Sept. 29, giving participants a chance to ...

A full-scale earthquake simulation in Bhutan’s Capital has exposed gaps in emergency equipment and resource mobilisation while testing how authorities, hospitals and emergency responders would ...

Cal State Fullerton students were quite shaken up recently — for a good reason. CSUF was among three locations chosen statewide to host the Great California ShakeOut, providing the opportunity for the ...

MyShake's drill alert is scheduled for the Bay Area at 10:14 a.m. The idea is to practice dropping, covering and holding on.

California’s Office of Emergency Services is shaking residents up. An earthquake simulator called the "Shake Trailer" is making a tour of the state this week to help people prepare for earthquakes in ...

Newswise — The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The fault is overdue for an earthquake that could cause ...