On June 21, 1990, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran, killing up to 50,000 people.

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Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

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After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa Barbara and a portion of State Street, the survivors were left with the decision ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

An early-morning 3.1-magnitude earthquake woke parts of Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 7 ...

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Southern California coast, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 7-mile deep quake ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

Several earthquakes with epicenters beneath the ocean surface rattled the Northern California coastline early Monday. The ...