Southern California seismologist Lucy Jones' job is to study earthquakes for ways to make people safer. Known as "The Earthquake Lady," Jones spends a lot of time focused on the vast gap between what ...

“I actually fell out of bed, it moved the bed out from under me,” said Caroline Veach, a Sunland resident. The quake cost $20 billion in property damage — the most expensive U.S. natural disaster ...

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KABC) -- U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti held a meeting Saturday to commemorate the 21-year anniversary of the 6.7-magnitude ...

Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens killed and $25 billion in damage. At 4:31 a.m ...

After the 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake rattled Southern California, scientists realized just how much preparedness can save lives. CBS LA's Jamie Yuccas talks to Dr. Lucy Jones about the ...

Northridge Earthquake, CA, January 17, 1994 — An aerial view of destruction caused by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Damage costs were estimated at $25 billion. FEMA News Photo On January 17, 1994, ...

Southbound traffic comes to a halt on the 14 Freeway after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which left large pieces of the roadway heavily damaged. (Lacy Atkins / Los Angeles Times) A major earthquake ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Earthquake-resistant water pipes are being installed at critical locations around the city of Los Angeles, including near the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake. The pipes ...

LOS ANGELES -- If you were living in Southern California in the 1990s, you probably know that Wednesday is the 24th anniversary of the Northridge earthquake. On this day in 1994 at 4:31 a.m., a ...

A major earthquake hasn't struck any of California's biggest cities in more than three decades, but experts and officials say the so-called "Big One" is a matter of when, not if. And the risk is far ...