The San Francisco event in 1906 caused a major fire and killed as many as 3,000 people, earning the name “The Great 1906 San ...

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Vallejo area in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 6-mile ...

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in San Ramon on Monday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS ...

An earthquake swarm hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday morning. The quakes, ranging from 2.9 to 3.8 on the Richter ...

A minor, 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...

A magnitude of 3.6 indicates that the earthquake is classified as light on the Richter scale, which ranges from minor (below 3.0) to great (8.0 and above). In urban areas, even minor quakes can ...

Ruth Newman, one of only two known remaining survivors of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 that shook the city and the surrounding area, has died. She was 113. Family members say Newman ...