The San Andreas Fault, this scar visible from space, stretches across California for over 1,200 kilometers (about 745 miles).

California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location ...

One of the key factors in preparing for the “Big One,” the next massive earthquake in California, is estimating “slip rate,” the speed at which one side of the San Andreas Fault is moving past the ...

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

The North American Plate is seen on the left side of the San Andreas Fault with the more colorful Pacific Plate on the right side as they collide in the northwest most corner of the Mecca Hills ...

The San Andreas fault appears to be in a critical state and as such, ... Both plates are moving in an approximately northerly direction, ... Map of the San Andreas Fault, showing relative motion.

San Andreas Fault is a geological fault that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometres) through California, United States. The fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault, marks a ...

Map showing the area of the San Andreas Fault that the researchers studied. Rebecca Dzombak In their research, the team looked at historical records of earthquakes in the region stretching back ...

Southern California’s section of the San Andreas fault is “locked, loaded and ready to roll,” a leading earthquake scientist said Wednesday at the National Earthquake Conference in Long Beach.

When a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck a day after a 6.4 in Southern California, searches for "San Andreas fault" spiked. Ridgecrest is far from it.

Hiking inside the San Andreas Fault 03:54. In California, when you think of tourist attractions, the San Andreas Fault is probably not one of them. And it's definitely not a place anyone wants to ...