San Andreas Fault stretches 1,200 km across California, housing quakes up to M 8.3. Experts warn of southern segment’s “Big ...

The San Andreas Fault, one of the most famous and potentially dangerous fault lines in the world, has recently shown unusual activity that has scientists and residents on high alert. This video ...

The most famous fault in the U.S. is San Andreas. Of course, the seismic overreactions of the film industry certainly help put its name in the minds of the disaster-conscious, but it’s infamy ...

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.

The part of the San Andreas Fault located near Parkfield, California, offers scientists who study earthquakes a unique opportunity: Just north of Parkfield, two major plates creep against one ...

A new study suggests an overlooked part of the San Andreas Fault, east of Los Angeles, is accumulating a lot of strain.

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 ...

A crucial part of the San Andreas Fault has been disturbingly quiet for too long. Something's gotta give.

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 ...

The San Andreas Fault Is Sleepy Near Los Angeles. Researchers Have an Idea Why. A new paper in the journal Nature offers an explanation for why the major fault line is overdue for the Big One.

It has been about three centuries since the last great earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault, the most treacherous seismic hazard in California. For decades researchers have puzzled over ...