A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck Parkfield in Monterey County Wednesday afternoon.The quake hit at 3:56 p.m. and was ...

Earthquakes are a fact of life in California. And now, a local research team is developing a better way to track them and possibly better understand the forces at work. They say the key is something ...

At around 3:56 p.m., a 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected near Parkfield — known as the E arthquake Capital of the World — ...

In the 1980s, the USGS predicted that, within 5 years, there would be a magnitude 6 earthquake on the San Andreas fault near the town of Parkfield. “Many types of instruments were deployed in ...

The stress on this fault builds up with time since the last major earthquake. The dates of those last major events are 1906 ...

located near the tiny central Californian town of Parkfield, last shook back in 2004. That means it’ll soon be ready for another rumble. Similar to the 2004 earthquake, scientists hope that ...

According to a newly published study in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science, the Parkfield section of the fault in Monterey County experiences earthquakes regularly - about every 22 years.

The area around Parkfield in Monterey County typically experiences an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 or greater every 22 years on average. Its last tremor was in 2004 — but that one came 14 ...

South of Parkfield, on the other hand, the fault is locked. Because of this, earthquakes happen there in a pattern—roughly every 22 years. That allows researchers to gather seismic data before ...

The Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault is sending mixed messages before a time of expected increased seismic risk. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...