Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer waded in the shallows, pecking at ...

Hours after reporting an earthquake under the Salton Sea, the USGS said the quake never happened and the false report came during a system test.

The West Coast of the USA is overdue to have a massive earthquake along the San Andreas fault, a fracture in the Earth’s ...

The US Geological Survey confirmed that the earthquake did not occur. "The posting was a result of an errant message sent during system testing," Paul Laustsen, public affairs for USGS, told News ...