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 ...

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.

The central section of the San Andreas Fault could host larger quakes than previously realized. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A fault system running nearly 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties has the potential to trigger a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, according to a new study that is the latest to ...

As many Americans are embarking on summer travels, social media users are sharing an image that misrepresents a fissure in one of America's national parks as the San Andreas Fault. “San Andreas fault ...

Two big earthquakes at Ridgecrest last year have increased the chances of a San Andreas Fault quake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

LOS ANGELES — A fault system running nearly 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties has the potential to trigger a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, according to a new study that is the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. While California’s 750-mile-long San Andreas ...

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