The architect behind Hearst’s San Simeon and many other buildings in California defied the 20th-century image of the tortured male master builder.

San Andreas Fault stretches 1,200 km across California, housing quakes up to M 8.3. Experts warn of southern segment’s “Big ...

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is the deadliest earthquake in the history of the United States, and remains high on the ...

EXTENSION: Research how the federal government responded to the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake and detail what precedents this set for future government responses to natural disasters.

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California Monday evening near Los Banos, about 30 miles from San Jose. No damage ...

The year was 1925. The new “skyscraper” getting all the buzz was the planned Bank of Italy tower, which became an enduring ...

In California, where the next "Big One" is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

On the 100th anniversary of the quake that changed the city forever, the clock is ticking for the next Big One.

So, for every magnitude 8, like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, there are 10 Loma Prieta-sized earthquakes, and 100 Napa-sized earthquakes, and 1,000 magnitude 5 earthquakes.

In the days following the 1906 earthquake, the artist Chiura Obata grabbed his sketchbook and went to work.

“But just like what happened in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, this city is coming together right now," Mayor Daniel Lurie said.