When it comes to safely navigating natural disasters, knowledge is power. Wherever you live geographically, it is important to know what threats you are up against and what it means to be prepared. If ...

Santa Rosa’s earthquake gave the Bay Area its first real test of the nation’s new ShakeAlert system, and it was a qualified success, warning thousands of residents on Tuesday night with a loud alarm ...

(TNS) — Some Californians appear to have received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, jolting them awake at 3:19 a.m. Thursday instead of sounding at ...

MyShake, an earthquake alerts app created to give people a few seconds’ warning before dangerous shaking, sent a test seven hours early on Thursday. By Amanda Holpuch Some West Coast residents were ...