It’s been a full week of earthquakes in California, including a 4.1 near Templeton that triggered an alert for residents.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 4.1 magnitude quake shook near Templeton Tuesday ...

The earth and geologic time. Earth materials -- Geologic time -- Plate tectonics -- Southern California through geologic time. Overview of the geologic history of Southern California -- ...

Eastern California is the perhaps the best place in the country to learn geology. The deserts beyond the Sierra Nevada host glacial features, volcanoes and rivers. Beautiful stratigraphic layers ...

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the San Ramon area in Northern California, the latest in a series of small quakes, the U.S ...

In the warm afternoons of early autumn, Bay Area residents head for the Coast Range north of San Francisco. They hike, picnic and pluck flowers atop Mount Tamalpais and its sister hills, which ...

California’s state geologist has concluded that an active earthquake fault is underneath a massive proposed skyscraper project in Hollywood, setting the stage for a huge battle at City Hall over ...

President Obama’s declaration that a large swath of Coast Range land will become the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument pleased a lot of people, including lovers of rocks. The park displays ...