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Scientists say these fault clues could signal California’s next massive quake

“Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake.” That blunt reminder still frames the public conversation around the San Andreas fault more clearly than any dramatic ...
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The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could unleash the 'Big One'

The San Andreas Fault is California's longest and most famous fault. At this fracture zone, two plates of Earth's crust move past each other. It stretches from the Salton Sea in Southern California to ...
Times-Standard

Lori Dengler | A hiccup on the San Andreas transform system

Last Monday, April 14, an earthquake caught many people’s attention in Southern California. It was centered near the town of Julian about 35 miles inland from San Diego and triggered the USGS ...
Los Angeles Times

West Coast’s two monster faults could trigger back-to-back earthquakes, new research suggests

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. New research suggests the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating ...
EurekAlert!

Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially triggering ...