A fault line that could unleash a major earthquake is not where scientists thought it was. New research found the Concord Fault is about a quarter mile west of where it was originally mapped.

Scientists discover enormous pockets of salty brine beneath the Pacific Ocean, key to understanding periodic underwater ...

While most people immediately think of the San Andreas Fault when it comes to potential seismic disasters in the United States, there’s another fault line that has recently been gaining more attention ...

In the heart of California, the San Andreas Fault lies like a ticking time bomb, silently building pressure for over a century. Stretching more than 1,200 kilometers, this massive fault marks the ...

By contrast, an earthquake on the Puente Hills thrust fault system probably would max out at a magnitude 7.5 — still powerful, but less so than the southern San Andreas.

The area also contains another seismic quirk—the fault in this area usually records an earthquake of around magnitude 6 every 22 years. That consistency can help scientists understand them.

Remote sections along California’s massive San Andreas Fault, where large earthquakes regularly occur, may be primed to shake again any day now, according to a new study.

A stock photo shows a sing marking the San Andreas Fault. A region of the fault line in California may be about to produce an earthquake, scientists predicted. GaryKavanagh/Getty The last quake in ...

Seismologists suspect earthquake on San Andreas Fault is imminent despite odd attenuation parameters by Bob Yirka, Phys.org ...

Parkfield in California is no stranger to an earthquake – it sits on the San Andreas Fault, after all. Previously, it seemed that a quake with a magnitude of 6 or greater happened here around ...

The southern section of California’s San Andreas fault hasn’t experienced a major earthquake in 300 years, and is around a century overdo for a “big one.” To understand this earthquake ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The southern section of California’s San Andreas fault hasn’t experienced a major earthquake in ...