2+ week, 3+ day ago  (859+ words) Mona Epstein thought the violent shaking that woke her was just a nightmare. But when she checked her phone, she saw that an earthquake had struck the San Ramon Valley. Epstein lives in San Ramon, a typically quiet Bay Area…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (348+ words) Many of the world's largest and most devastating earthquakes strike beneath the ocean, where the lack of sensors makes quick warnings difficult. Most monitoring stations are on land. With 70% of the planet covered by water, using telecommunications infrastructure as seismometers…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (277+ words) The scars of record flooding and one of the biggest wildfires in Sequoia and Kings National Parks history remained on full display during a recent tour marking the reopening of an iconic landmark. Grove after grove of scorched up trees…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (286+ words) A 4. 3 magnitude earthquake jolted many in the Bay Area awake early Monday morning. The shaking originated in Berkeley, where the United States Geological Survey originally reported a magnitude 4. 6 earthquake at 2: 56 a. m. just south of UC Berkeley's campus. It was quickly downgraded....