Did Earth’s Deepest Earthquake Really Happen? New Research Disputes Record-Breaking Aftershock
A re-examination of the 2015 Bonin Islands earthquake disproved earlier claims of a record-breaking deep aftershock in the ...
Updated USGS Earthquake Map Highlights Risk Across U.S.
N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...
Column: Our biggest threat might not be earthquakes or fires, but human nature
If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...
Fire insurance challenges affect homebuyers across California
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires have decimated entire suburban neighborhoods — and extinguished any hopes of fire-insurance ...
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Earthquake strikes near Boron and Barstow in the Mojave Desert
An earthquake shook a remote area of the Mojave Desert near Boron and Barstow on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Here's what we know.
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Claims for the world's deepest earthquake challenged by new analysis
The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower ...
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The LA fires are just the beginning of a crisis spreading across the country
The Los Angeles fires are likely to mark a turning point in how homes are built and insured in the United States. Though it's easy to point to specific failures in Los Angeles- the California ...
Fire insurance is increasingly a problem for San Francisco homebuyers
Is urban San Francisco out of the woods in terms of fire insurance problems caused in Los Angeles? Here's what San Francisco ...
300+ earthquake monitors across Nevada could be used for early alert system
To better understand when a big earthquake is coming, there are earthquake monitoring stations across the state in remote ...
Rents rise as refugees from the fires squeeze into L.A.’s tight housing market
The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed or damaged more than 8,500 homes in an already tight housing market. Experts said the ...
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Houses Of Worship Tackle ‘The Challenge Of The Empty Church’
Shrinking church attendance. Closing congregations. Minister shortages. Post-COVID upheaval. All those factors contributed to ...