LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Any day, anytime, anywhere in Nevada, there could be an earthquake. There are usually dozens every day though most are too small to feel. To better understand when a big ...

An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample. Are you ready for when the Big One hits?

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The epicenter for all the quakes was about one mile east of Hayward, in San Francisco’s East Bay, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ...

The authorities said there were no initial reports of damage from the quake, which struck in the hills west of Malibu.

Tremors were felt as far away as Nevada, with one person in the town of Wells reporting very light tremors. Many earthquakes in Washington state stem from the boundary between two tectonic ...

Some Las Vegas Valley residents said they felt an earthquake that hit Monday afternoon near Barstow, California. According to United States Geological Survey, a 4.9-magnitude quake hit near ...

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Toyah, Texas, on Feb. 14. The earthquake was felt in Las Cruces, NM, and across the Texas border. The USGS has linked increased seismic activity in the ...

A recent shake table test at the University of Nevada, Reno, revealed that in the retrofitted ... In that test the model was subjected to a series of simulated earthquakes starting with small ...

A 3-column bent model was analyzed at the University of Nevada, Reno using the structural analysis program SAP2000. This model was used to determine the structure's behavior under various earthquake ...