Wildfire smoke from far Northern California is prompting an air quality alert in the Bay Area, with elevated smoke levels ...

An earthquake mapping app shows liquefaction- or landfill-prone zones in California. The app allows users to zoom down to block level to see if their home lies in any of the at-risk areas.

Earthquake map reveals liquefaction risks in Bay Area neighborhoods Portions of the Mission, the Castro, and the Haight among areas of high risk during next major shaker ...

The seismic time bomb ticking under the Bay Area could wreak especially widespread damage in heavily populated parts of the East Bay, according to new earthquake-hazard maps announced Thursday ...

Areas marked in dark green show liquefaction zones (Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco and South of Market, for example). Areas marked in light blue indicate landslide-prone areas.

A previously unknown stretch, or strand, of the fault is actively moving about a tenth of an inch per year as it runs beneath residential neighborhoods in the Ygnacio Valley. "Many of the ...

The map comes as California sees increasing frequency and severity of wildfires — four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires and nine of the 10 largest have occurred since ...

Here’s a look at how the Bay Area and the rest of California voted in the 2024 presidential election.

Maps for San Mateo and Contra Costa counties show places susceptible to liquefaction or landslides.

Some Bay Area locations – for example, the North Bay — have not been evaluated for liquefaction or landslide. SEE ALSO: Living in a liquefaction zone — the Bay Area's riskiest neighborhoods ...