September 10, 2018
Where will the San Andreas Fault rupture next?
In 1906, the San Andreas Fault Zone ruptured, and the shaking that followed brought the city of San Francisco to its knees. Buildings toppled and …
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June 23, 2014
San Andreas Fault shook Bay Area three times in a century
“This project took a lot of footwork,” says Ashley Streig, a paleoseismologist at the University of Oregon and lead author of the new study, …
January 5, 2012
Creeping faults warn of impending earthquakes?
Earthquakes strike out of nowhere — one minute everything is perfectly calm, and the next minute, the ground shakes violently and buildings …
January 5, 2012
Californians prepare for the Big One
At 10 a.m. local time Thursday, a massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Los Angeles. But don’t worry — it was only a drill. During the Great …