Mexico official: Warnings over school ignored before quake
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Mexico City borough president said officials from a previous administration ignored warnings that unauthorized construction work on a school that collapsed during a powerful earthquake had hurt the building's structural integrity. Meanwhile the death toll from the magnitude 7.1 quake which hit Sept. 19 jumped by 10 to 355 on Friday, as the search continued for bodies in...
Earthquake code compliance enforced in San Francisco
The two Mexican mega quakes prove that their building codes will have to be strengthened significantly. Constantly improving California Codes has proven they can and do minimize injuries and death, provided they are followed. But lately, we have a problem with that here.
On anniversary of 1906 San Francisco quake, desire for new memorial grows
It has been 111 years since a devastating earthquake shook San Francisco and killed over 3,000 people during the resulting fires and aftershocks. Organizers now want the city to build a proper memorial to commemorate the event and the city's ability to bounce back.
Earthquake warning prototype discussed at the White House summit
A White House summit on earthquake preparedness today included an extensive discussion of a new early warning system that reached a milestone in its development Monday.
USGS looks at earthquake outlook for California
Federal scientists forecast that Oklahoma will continue to have the nation's biggest man-made earthquake problem this year but it probably won't be as shaky as recent years. In its annual national earthquake outlook , the U.S. Geological Survey reported Wednesday that a large portion of Oklahoma and parts of central California have the highest risk for a damaging quake this year:...
6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Taiwan
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, causing at least two buildings to collapse...
Another small quake hits East Bay
Small quake hits East Bay
Earthquake swarm continues to shake ground under San Ramon
More quakes felt in San Ramon.
Remembering the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Saturday marked the 26th anniversary of the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake.
Napa quake still on the minds of local residents one year later
NAPA, Calif. (KTVU and wires) -- The 6.0 magnitude quake that woke the placid wine town of Napa at 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2014 was the strongest quake to hit the San Francisco Bay area in a quarter-century.
Earthquake rocks Hayward Fault; Jolts East Bay residents awake
OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) -- A earthquake of a 4.0 magnitude struck near the Caldecott Tunnel in the Oakland hills on the Hayward Fault early Monday, jolting residents awake from Martinez to San Francisco and shaking items from shelves.