Within a decade, more than 5,000 residents lived in Malibu. Architects warned of the danger of building in the area, known to ...

Now that the majority of the nearly 800-acre blaze has been contained, authorities are investigating if downed Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Hurst Fire in Sylmar. The blaze was ...

A wind-driven wildfire that burned more than 100 acres late Tuesday night, Jan. 7, in Sylmar, grew to 855 acres by Wednesday night, forcing thousands of emergency evacuations. The Hurst fire was ...

Friday is the 53rd anniversary of Southern California's 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which was recorded as magnitude 6.6. Also known as the Sylmar earthquake, it killed 64 people and caused over ...

The Hurst Fire in Sylmar has prompted the evacuation of residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park. Michael, a longtime resident of the community, has packed up all of his belongings and is ready ...

Using the pictorial form, this map gives a visual description of the destruction caused by the larger earthquakes that have struck greater L.A. While the brutal 1971 Sylmar earthquake does not ...

Two more fires—the Hurst/Sylmar Fire and the Tamarack Fire — erupted on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles County, prompting evacuations and highway closures. After 10:30 p.m., officials issued ...

In that test the model was subjected to a series of simulated earthquakes starting with small amplitudes and then gradually increasing amplitude in successive runs. The frame failed under a simulated ...