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 ...

Experts claim that the next big US quake will also occur along the San Andreas fault, where many of the biggest earthquakes in U.S. history have been recorded. In fact, the United States Geological ...

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 ...

The San Andreas fault appears to be in a critical state and as such, could generate a large earthquake imminently.

The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

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.

San Andreas Fault Will Probably Produce a Major Earthquake by 2045—The Clock is Ticking Published Feb 12, 2019 at 5:00 AM EST File photo: The San Andreas Fault is overdue a big earthquake. iStock ...

The San Andreas fault’s southernmost stretch has not ruptured since about 1680 — more than 330 years ago, scientists estimate. And a big earthquake happens on average in this area once every ...

The fault continued to slip for 12 years after the 2004 Parkfield earthquake—a level of movement that has major implications for the Hayward Fault, which is set to rupture near San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A new explanation for colliding faults could help explain mysterious fault lines that have mystified geologists for decades. The new explanation could explain everything from the ...

This segment of the San Andreas Fault, in Palmdale, California, lies about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Los Angeles. The image was captured from the Space Shuttle Endeavor on Feb. 11, 2000. SAN ...

Scientists have warned that last year’s Ridgecrest quakes in Southern California have increased the risk of a major San Andreas fault earthquake. .