In the heart of California, the San Andreas Fault lies like a ticking time bomb, silently building pressure for over a century. Stretching more than 1,200 kilometers, this massive fault marks the ...

A 2008 U.S. Geological Survey report warned that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas fault would cause more than 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, $200 billion in damage and severe ...

The U.S. Geological Survey published a hypothetical scenario of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas fault that could kill 1,800 people, injure 5,000, displace some 500,000 to 1 million ...

San Andreas Fault Will Probably Produce a Major Earthquake by 2045—The Clock is Ticking Published Feb 12, 2019 at 5:00 AM EST File photo: The San Andreas Fault is overdue a big earthquake.

But even if the central San Andreas doesn't build up enough stress to start a large earthquake, it could act as a conduit for quakes originating on the northern or southern section of the fault ...

Therefore, while the San Andreas fault may generate more powerful earthquakes—up to magnitudes of around 8.0 or even higher—the location of the Puente Hills thrust fault makes it a major hazard.

Geology San Andreas Fault earthquake more likely after Ridgecrest quakes, scientists warn The quakes have placed stress on the Garlock Fault, which links the Ridgecrest Faults and the San Andreas ...

Remote sections along California’s massive San Andreas Fault, where large earthquakes regularly occur, may be primed to shake again any day now, according to a new study.

CALIPATRIA– A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Salton Sea early Friday morning, jolting residents and triggering a ...

Hidden Planet Researchers find why San Andreas fault hasn’t caused a big earthquake in L.A. — yet. Over the past 1,000 years, earthquakes at the southern San Andreas fault occurred when water ...

Mr. Hill and his co-authors found that major earthquakes along the southern San Andreas fault tended to happen when a large body of water, Lake Cahuilla, was filling or was full with water from ...