LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 10 million Californians on Thursday took part in an annual statewide earthquake preparedness drill, the world's largest earthquake drill.

The early warning system’s yearly test rang some California cellphones on a significant date in earthquake history. Warnings ...

You really don’t know when there’s going to be another significantly damaging earthquake, but we know it’s going to happen.” ...

The East Coast has hurricanes, the Midwest has tornadoes and California has earthquakes.  This Oct. 17  will be the 35th ...

You really don’t know when there’s going to be another significantly damaging earthquake, but we know it’s going to happen.” ...

Since the 1989 earthquake, San Francisco has invested more than $20 billion in seismically retrofitting City-owned infrastructure and buildings and implemented retrofit programs that have improved the ...

Riders on BART trains at 10:17 a.m. Thursday will have an earthquake drill headed their way. BART will participate in the ...

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, Berkeley’s last movie house, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its reopening next Tuesday.

He celebrated it even as his broader student loan plans remain halted by courts following legal challenges by Republican-led ...

To the anniversary of Loma Prieta serves as a reminder to stay prepared for the next big one. Joining us now, Janelle Maffei ...

With the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta Earthquake on October 17, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is rolling out measures including a first-in-the-nation ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 6.9 ...