Editor's Note: The Scanner publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz, who will be speaking about ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday’s 3.1 magnitude earthquake was the latest of five notable aftershocks to hit Berkeley since a 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the college town on Sept. 22. A day later ...

This has scientists quaking in their boots. Researchers have found that one of the US’s most dangerous fault lines is overdue for an earthquake, potentially threatening millions of people across ...

America's most dangerous fault line is overdue for a massive earthquake, and scientists now believe the damage could be worse than previously feared. Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - A 2.2 magnitude quake struck near Hayward on Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor, which shook the area at 2:31 p.m., was centered roughly 1 mile ...