After the 6.7-magnitude Northridge Earthquake rattled Southern California, scientists realized just how much preparedness can ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In 2011, Japan was one of the most prepared countries in the world for a massive earthquake. Yet when a mega-quake hit Japan last March, sparking a huge tsunami, it was ...

Brother Michael Lamm O.F.M., a Franciscan friar, stands on the steps of the earthquake-damaged Mission Santa Barbara. This photo was published in the July 1, 1925, edition of the Los Angeles Times and ...

The fault that ruptured in the March quake was simple and mature, which allowed the quake's energy to shoot right to the surface.

Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen should not be able to occur even if the subsurface has been exploited for ...

Preface / by A. Elena Charola and Robert J. Koestler -- 1. Back to back : the earthquake and hurricane of 2011 / G. Wayne Clough -- 2. 2011 seismic activity quakes the Smithsonian : the impact on ...

One hundred years ago today, downtown Santa Barbara was devastated by an earthquake centered just offshore. The main commercial district, State Street, was in ruins. Some buildings completely ...