So it's probably worth knowing where the major fault lines in the Bay Area are. According to the USGS, there are seven "significant" faults in the Bay Area: the San Andreas Fault, the Calaveras ...

A swarm of minor earthquakes near California's Salton Sea is raising concern about the potential for a larger temblor at the state's San Andreas Fault. According to the U.S. Geological Survey ...

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 ...

But whenever the ground shakes, the first thought always turns to the mightiest and most dangerous fault: the San Andreas. This is the 730-mile monster capable of producing the Big One ...

Scientists have warned that last year’s Ridgecrest quakes in Southern California have increased the risk of a major San Andreas Fault earthquake. The quakes, warn catastrophe modeling company ...

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.

[Photo Journal: The Gorgeous San Andreas Fault] "It may solve some long-standing and intractable problems concerning the timing and displacement on faults," Platt said in the presentation.

Part of the San Andreas Fault in southern California may be on shakier ground than previously thought. However, a new study suggests one part of the fault, east of Los Angeles, is accumulating a ...

The southern San Andreas fault in California is in a seismic drought, going more than 300 years without a major earthquake. New research shows the lack of seismic activity may be due to the drying ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing r.white@newsweek.com Earthquakes triggered by the notorious San Andreas Fault in California may have been triggered by an ancient ...

Well, the fact is that there has not been a major release of stresses in the southern portion of the San Andreas fault system since 1857. In simple terms, the San Andreas is one of many fault ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing r.white@newsweek.com A region of the infamous San Andreas Fault could produce an earthquake any day now, scientists suspect.