From the U.S. Geological Survey around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday there was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake offshore of Cape Mendocino and was felt briefly in Chico and surrounding areas.  There was a brief...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Chico at 4:20 p.m. Thursday, May 11. The earthquake originated in Lake Almanor.  California Highway Patrol Yuba-Sutter tweeted that the earthquake “caused a disruption...

Jean Chrislot Michaud, a Chico State sophomore, was lounging on the roof of a cement building in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The time was 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 14. An ominous noise jolted him awake. It was a huge,...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck cities in central Italy early Wednesday morning. The epicenter was Amatrice, two hours from Rome. Nearby towns such as Umbria, Lazio and Marche were also affected. The...