The San Francisco event in 1906 caused a major fire and killed as many as 3,000 people, earning the name “The Great 1906 San ...

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck near Vallejo on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 12:41 p.m.

At some points, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano ...

California has experienced biblical-scale storms and flood events in its history and needs to be ready for the next one, according to a team of researchers led by the U.S. Geological Survey. The team ...

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted for five hours on Nov. 9, creating a unique whirlwind ...

On Monday, for the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey has released an analysis of the magnitude of “human-induced” earthquakes. That such a thing as human-induced earthquakes can exist is scary ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 3.7 preliminary magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of San Francisco Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS says it was about three miles from ...