The earthquake that rattled Bakersfield and parts of Southern California on Tuesday night was the largest temblor in the state this year, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake was centered in the California city of Ridgecrest, about 175 miles northeast of Long Beach. It ended a five-year drought in California's seismic record: Before ...

This isn't the first notable seismic event that California has seen this year. In early October, the state was rocked by three earthquakes in less than 24 hours. The largest was a 3.0 magnitude ...

millions of Californians will take part in a statewide earthquake preparedness drill, which state leaders say is part of the ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of Southern California, the biggest tremor to strike in 20 years. It struck at the shallow depth of 0.9km (0.6 miles) and its epicentre was near the ...

The park saw the largest earthquakes on Oct. 25 ... Northern Death Valley Fault — that cover a large area in eastern California and Nevada. The fault lines are capable of producing earthquakes ...

An earthquake shook along the Southern California coast Friday afternoon. The earthquake reportedly occurred in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, at 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the U.S ...

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Southern California was hit by its strongest earthquake in two decades on Thursday. The epicentre of the 6.4 magnitude tremor was near the city of Ridgecrest, which is about 150 miles (240 km ...