Facing an increasing threat of catastrophic earthquakes, the Office of Civil Defense-National Capital Region (OCD-NCR) is urging the public to take immediate and concrete steps to ensure survival in ...

A 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Santa Paula on October 26, 2025, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

Governor Tina Kotek has officially declared October 16th through the 19th as a critical time for statewide earthquake ...

When disaster strikes, the stores often aren't open. We asked emergency preparedness experts for the essential gear in case ...

The Urban Prepper shows how to assemble a tsunami and flash flood survival kit.

A retired scientist with the USGS worries about the impact the government shutdown is having on the agency's earthquake ...

A big earthquake on the Hayward Fault could cause damage similar to deadly 1989 Loma Prieta quake, experts say. Thursday’s 3.1 magnitude earthquake was the latest of five ...

EMERGENCY DRILL. Responders use a boom truck to rescue a "victim" trapped inside a burning building during an earthquake drill at the Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol in Laoag City on Friday (Oct. 17, ...

Millions of residents, students and office workers across the state will “drop, cover and hold on” Thursday morning as part of the 17th annual Great California ShakeOut drill aimed at promoting ...

The Great ShakeOut takes place on the third Thursday of every October. The event is part of a global earthquake drill.

Oakland officials participated in "The Great California Shakeout" on Thursday morning and called on members of the public to be prepared in the event of a major earthquake. Mayor Barbara Lee was ...