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Editorial | Remembering the Big One of Oct. 17, 1989, and preparing for the next earthquake

It’s become another distant memory. The Oct. 17, 1989, earthquake demolished much of downtown Santa Cruz, killing three ...

2 major West Coast earthquake faults may be linked, study shows

The study out of Oregon State University shows two major faults -- the San Andreas and the Cascadia Subduction Zone -- could be sychronized, meaning an earthquake on one of the faults could trigger a ...
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The history of devastating earthquakes in the Bay Area

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 rocked the San Francisco Bay area early Sunday morning, causing serious damage to the Napa County area, and felt all over Northern California. Much like in the ...

West Coast's two monster faults could trigger back-to-back earthquakes, new research suggests

New research offers the theory that the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating ...