In California's East Bay, a recent swarm of small earthquakes has pushed long-standing seismic risks back into public view. Since early November 2025, at least 90 minor quakes have been recorded around San Ramon,

A swarm of at least a dozen earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 3.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in the Saturday, Dec. 21, swarm ranged from magnitude 1.3 to 3.0, according to the USGS.

Major quakes in Japan and Alaska along with a spate of smaller earthquakes in California this fall make folks ask, is the Big One near?

A swarm of earthquakes rattled the Bay Area on the evening of Friday, December 19. The earthquakes occurred over a 30-minute span, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warnings have been issued as of reporting.

The ShakeAlert system that warns about imminent shaking arriving from earthquakes sent a false alarm across California on Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor that did not happen.

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical earthquakes.

A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

Belief in “earthquake weather" is common, especially in California, but scientists are clear that there is no such thing.