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 ...

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

San Andreas myths debunked The mere mention of the San Andreas fault evokes images of disaster – collapsed freeways, crunched-up buildings and chasms cutting across the earth.

The central section of the San Andreas Fault usually moves by quietly creeping, but new research suggests it's hosted some serious earthquakes in history.

Scientists are investigating the possibility the weight of the ancient lake may have caused more frequent, large ruptures on the fault.

The 90-mile creeping section between San Juan Bautista and Parkfield hasn’t seen a big earthquake in the modern record. Scientists are intrigued.

If the Salton Sea were to rapidly fill, scientists would be "very worried of potentially triggered earthquakes" to the southern end of the fault.

An emerging fault system along the Nevada border is shaking up the tech industry’s latest frontier—and only a small group of scientists is paying attention.

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.

The gravitational tug between the sun and moon is not just a dance of high and low tides: It can also trigger a special kind of earthquake on the San Andreas fault.

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 ...

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