Blackburn designed a complex system that pumps water from San Francisco Bay and sends it through portable high pressure ...

Assistant Fire Chief Frank Blackburn held a drill to practice the portable water system he created six days before the 1989 ...

A retired scientist with the USGS worries about the impact the government shutdown is having on the agency's earthquake ...

The 36th Anniversary of the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake prompted public awareness messages about earthquake preparedness. It also came as the U.S. Government shutdown has led to furloughs of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday’s 3.1 magnitude earthquake was the latest of five notable aftershocks to hit Berkeley since a 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the college town on Sept. 22. A day later ...

On Oct. 28, 1989, the Oakland A's wrapped up an earthquake-delayed sweep of the World Series over the San Francisco Giants.

A preliminary magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded north of Borrego Springs Wednesday night, according to USGS.

A 3.2 earthquake struck the Central Coast early Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 1:14 a.m.

Thursday’s 3.1 magnitude earthquake was the latest of five notable aftershocks to hit Berkeley since a 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the college town on Sept. 22. A day later, the Bay Area ...

On Oct. 28, 1989, the Oakland A's wrapped up an earthquake-delayed sweep of the World Series over the San Francisco Giants.

Oakland officials participated in "The Great California Shakeout" on Thursday morning and called on members of the public to be prepared in the event of a major earthquake.

An urban planner who specialized in disaster recovery, he was brought in to revive the city after the 2005 storm. The task ...