Earthquakes

Public Safety

Are You Ready For An Earthquake — Or The Long Overdue Big One?

Susan Murphy

San Diego County is surrounded by active faults capable of unleashing large quakes up to a magnitude 7 or higher.
Environment

Napa Earthquake Shakes Loose Unknown Groundwater

Associated Press

A major Northern California earthquake that caused an estimated $400 million in damage also unloosed torrents of groundwater that may help ease the region's drought.
Public Safety

Early Warning System For California Earthquakes Moving Forward

Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio

California’s earthquake early warning system is up and running — but there’s no money or infrastructure to distribute alerts to the general public yet.
KPBS Midday Edition

Napa Quake Reminds San Diego To Be Prepared

Maureen Cavanaugh

Megan Burke

Amita Sharma

Earthquake researchers predict there's a 99 percent chance Southern California will experience a 6.7-magnitude earthquake in the next 30 years.
KPBS Midday Edition

Are Earthquakes Linked To Drought?

Patty Lane

Amita Sharma

Thomas Fudge

The 6.0-magnitude quake in Napa, California is causing some to take second look at UC San Diego research that indicates an uplift in the earth's surface — caused by the drought — is causing seismic activity to spring up.
Public Safety

Largest Quake In 25 Years Hits Bay Area; Napa Suffers Most Damage

Associated Press

The 6.0-magnitude temblor sent at least 120 people to a Napa hospital, with three critically injured. More than a dozen buildings in the town of 80,000 are uninhabitable, and many more were damaged. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for the region.
Public Safety

3.4 Earthquake Shakes East County San Diego Desert Area

City News Service

A few residents in El Centro, La Quinta, Palm Desert, San Diego and Thermal reported weak shaking to the USGS, but no damages.
Public Safety

Magnitude-8.0 Alaska Quake Spawns Small Tsunami

Associated Press

There were no reports of damage, but residents in some communities like Adak, which were first in line for the tsunami, did evacuate.
Public Safety

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Shakes Mexican Capital

KPBS Staff

Strong shaking was felt in the Mexican capital and office workers streamed into the streets when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the country's southern coast Thursday morning.
Public Safety

Magnitude-7.2 Earthquake Shakes Mexican Capital, Acapulco

Associated Press

No injuries have been reported from the quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey initially calculated at a 7.5 magnitude. The quake was centered northwest of the Pacific resort of Acapulco, where many are vacationing for the Easter holiday.