One thousand dead, $54 billion in property damage, a $15 billion hit to business and 85,000 housing units lost. That is the grim scenario facing San Francisco if privately owned buildings are not seismically retrofitted to withstand the violent earthshaking of the next big temblor, according to a recent analysis. Read More

This morning's 3.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of San Francisco is common for the area and nothing to be shaken up about, U.S. Geological Survey earthquake geologist David Schwartz said. The quake, which struck at 7:47 a.m., had a depth of 4.97 miles and was centered 5.7 miles northwest of Daly City, Schwartz said. "This is not uncommon at that location," he said. "It's one part of the San Andreas Fault that has a fair amount of small earthquake activity." Read More

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck Sunday night in Sonoma County. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at about 8:45 p.m. and had a depth of 1.3 miles. The quake was centered about two miles east of The Geysers and 14 miles east of Cloverdale, according to the USGS. Read More