Recent earthquakes that have shaken California may be a result of a Southern California fault line considered even more dangerous than the San Andreas fault. Los Angeles was rattled by a 4.4 ...

The San Andreas fault zone is an 800-mile boundary between the Pacific tectonic plate to the west and the North American plate to the east. Here, the plates grind past each other horizontally at a ...

Scientist knew almost immediately that the Ridgecrest quakes were not on the San Andreas fault. But understanding how those temblors might impact the 730-mile monster capable of producing “The ...

Set during a record-breaking 9.6 magnitude earthquake along California's most infamous fault line, "San Andreas" is a triumph ... zipper had been drawn through Bakersfield. It's viscerally ...

Those earthquakes occurred along a fault centered near Ridgecrest, California, but it reminded geologists of the looming danger of another major quake along the imposing San Andreas fault zone to ...

Residents of Southern California are on high alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked communities near the Mojave Desert on Friday, just one day after a 6.4-magnitude quake occurred in the ...

The San Andreas fault line in California may be capable of producing much larger earthquakes than previously believed. The findings were published in the journal Geology, and found that earlier ...

The San Andreas fault zone is an 800-mile boundary between the Pacific tectonic plate to the west and the North American plate to the east. Here, the plates grind past each other horizontally at a ...

The USGS has estimated that a major magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas fault could kill about 1,800 people, while a 7.5 magnitude quake on the Puente Hills thrust fault could kill as many ...

Residents of Southern California are on high alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked communities near the Mojave Desert on Friday, just one day after a 6.4-magnitude quake occurred in the ...