Small earthquakes have rattled San Ramon regularly for months. Federal seismologists buried dozens of sensors this month to ...

Earthquakes, often unpredictable and devastating, have long been a challenge for scientists to forecast accurately. However, a groundbreaking development in sensor technology now offers a glimmer of ...

Thunder from an earthquake and the roar of a jet feel worlds apart. Yet deep under your feet, both can leave nearly the same kind of trace. New research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows ...

NAPA, Calif. (KTVU) - Come the week of September 7th, the US Geological Survey will use buried mini-explosives, to generate a swarm of almost undetectable, underground earthquakes in the city of Napa.

In an effort to improve the design of structures to better withstand earthquakes, researchers at UCLA are developing testing and monitoring equipment that will serve as the 'eyes and ears' of a ...

Earthquake damage: the system uses lasers shone from the ceiling to detectors on the floor to measure interstorey drift. (Courtesy: Diana Swantek/Berkley Lab) A low-cost, laser-based sensor that can ...

Google LLC today detailed a new project aimed at harnessing crowdsourced sensor data from Android devices to warn users when an earthquake hits their area. There are more than 2.5 billion Android ...