What's clear from the study is that while California's next "Big One" may share some characteristics of previously documented ...

Many suspect that California’s San Andreas Fault is brewing yet another major earthquake. However, it might not necessarily ...

The San Andreas Fault is about 746 miles (1,200 km) long and about 10 miles (16 km) deep. While the San Andreas is a giant fault that is even visible from space, if you zoom in, you'll see a ...

The San Andreas Fault is overdue for a big one. Are we ready? To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app Author: Ananda Rochita Published: 12:07 PM MDT October ...

But the San Andreas Fault has about 150 miles (241 km) of slip between either side, meaning that volcanic rocks in Pinnacles National Park match those much farther south, in Los Angeles County.

Scientist knew almost immediately that the Ridgecrest quakes were not on the San Andreas fault. But understanding how those temblors might impact the 730-mile monster capable of producing “The ...

As such, recent predictions limit the possible maximum earthquake magnitude along the San Andreas fault system to 8.0, although with a 7 percent probability estimate that such an event could occur ...

The CoreLogic analysis shows that a magnitude 8.3 earthquake along the San Andreas – which was previously thought possible only on the northern segment of the fault line – could result in a ...

Rong-Gong Lin II is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and other natural disasters, public health and extreme ...

We've passed the 100-year mark since a massive earthquake on the northern part of the San Andreas Fault. In 1906, an earthquake in San Francisco killed 3,000 people and caused fires that burned ...