west coast earthquakes News

President Barack Obama’s recommendation to spend $5 million next year on an early earthquake warning system for the West Coast represents a significant breakthrough, congressional supporters of the project said Wednesday. It’s the first time Obama has included funding for …

Scientists say a swarm of earthquakes since July in the remote desert linking Oregon, California and Nevada can be traced to the constant stretching of the Earth’s crust. The Sierra Nevada is moving northwest about a half-inch a year, leaving …