Earthquakes are strong and sudden movements of the Earth's surface caused by shifts in the Earth's crust. They can change the ...

A number of people in the Bay Area and across California got a rude awakening overnight by a premature earthquake alert test from their MyShake app. The app from the University of California, Berkeley ...

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 ...

Some Californians 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 the more civilized hour ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San ...

Are the quake alerts over? Some Californians appeared to have received a second alarm in less than 24 hours overnight, jolting them awake seven hours before a planned test of the system. A warning ...

(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 ...

Be ready to drop, cover and hold on when UC Davis tests its WarnMe emergency communications system as a participant in the Great California ShakeOut Thursday, Oct. 17. At 10:17 a.m., millions of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- This year's Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill was shaky at best in the minds of many in the Bay Area. Many received no alert at all, while others received it seven ...