The San Jacinto Fault, considered part of the San Andreas Fault system, has a 5% chance of magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes. The line begins at Cajun Pass and runs southeast through San Bernardino, ...

The San Andreas Fault is California's longest and most famous fault. At this fracture zone, two plates of Earth's crust move past each other. It stretches from the Salton Sea in Southern California to ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say there's new evidence that two of the best-known earthquake fault lines on the West Coast are in sync and that has the potential for a major disaster. A new study by ...

The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and scraping past one another. Over the eons, this activity has regularly caused major ...

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 ...

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 area around Parkfield in ...

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Released in 2015, the movie San Andreas exploded onto screens as a massive disaster spectacle focused on California’s famous San Andreas Fault. Directed by Brad Peyton, the film featured a ...