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Palos Verdes Peninsula fault could produce 7.8 quake

A major earthquake on the Palos Verdes fault could be catastrophic for the L.A. area, experts say. (KTLA)

Caltech #1 on new list of ‘best value’ colleges

Caltech, PCC lockdown lifted after investigation

A Pasadena Police Department vehicle is seen in this file image taken on Jan. 18, 2022. (KTLA)

With California’s influence on higher education, some …

A file photo shows a student writing on an SAT practice workbook. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Caltech scientists accidentally discover bacteria that …

Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that eats and gets its calories from metal, after suspecting they exist for more than a hundred years but never proving it. (Hang Yu/Caltech)

Famed seismologist Lucy Jones launches podcast to help …

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A Study Found the Ridgecrest Quakes Caused Strain …

A USGS Earthquake Science Center Mobile Laser Scanning truck scans the surface rupture near the zone of maximum surface displacement of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the Ridgecrest area. (Credit: Ben Brooks / U.S. Geological Survey)

Billionaire Explains Record $750 Million Donation …

Lynda Resnick, Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, middle, and Stewart Resnick are seen at a science lab at Caltech in this undated photo.(Credit: Caltech via Los Angeles Times)

Ridgecrest Earthquake Swayed L.A. Skyscraper More …

A view of downtown Los Angeles is seen in an undated photo.(Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

She Didn’t Feel the 7.1 Earthquake, but Seismologist …

“We can’t set up earthquake experiments at our leisure. We have to take what the earth gives us,” she said. “Data collection was first on my list. Future seismologists were depending on us." (Credit: Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Californians React to 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Near …

Broken bottles litter the floor of a Ridgecrest liquor store following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on July 5, 2019. (Credit: KTLA)

Earthquake Centered in Mojave Desert Area Known for …

Lucy Jones points to a map of the location of the July 4 earthquake near Ridgecrest at a Caltech news conference about an hour after the temblor. (Credit: KTLA)