United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey reported a 2.8 magnitude earthquake two kilometers north of Piedmont soon after midnight Wednesday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the debut of MyShake, a smartphone app developed at UC Berkeley to warn users seconds before they feel an earthquake.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred about 10:33 p.m. Monday night, about one mile south of Pleasant Hill.

According to the United States Geological Survey, or USGS, the epicenter lay roughly 25 miles north of Berkeley — just outside Crockett, California.

For Corrina Gould, a member of the Ohlone tribe, the site at 1900 Fourth St. is more than a parking lot — to her, the site is a sacred burial land and the first inhabited village of the first people in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A set of maps from the United States Geological Survey website has sparked debate about the development of affordable housing on the Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto’s parking lot, because of information gleaned about the site’s environmental history.

Who decides what gets built? And how do you prioritize construction and maintenance on a campus of about 38,000 students that faces a $150 million budget deficit and is situated smack dab on top of an active fault?

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a state budget Monday that includes $10 million funding for a statewide earthquake early warning system designed by members of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory.

New research from the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory may save lives and property by providing residents of coastal areas with more than 20 additional minutes to evacuate from dangerous tsunamis.

36 House Democrats, led by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, and Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Washington, asked Obama for $16.1 million to support the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System.