Scientists from Oregon State University studying sediment layers in the Pacific Ocean have discovered that two of the most notorious faults on the West Coast — the San Andreas Fault in Northern ...

A region of the infamous San Andreas Fault could produce an earthquake any day now, scientists suspect. The San Andreas Fault, which is the border section between two huge tectonic plates beneath ...

The San Andreas fault could trigger the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. And it could happen at any time. A recent study draws lessons from a devastating earthquake in Myanmar to better ...

What could the next mega-earthquake on California's notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say there's new evidence that two of the best-known earthquake fault lines on the West Coast are in sync and that has the potential for a major disaster. A new study by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. While California’s 750-mile-long San Andreas ...

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles in August was along the Puente Hills fault system, a thrust fault that runs beneath one of the city's oldest and most densely populated areas. The fault's ...

There have been around 27 2.5 magnitude or greater earthquakes along or near the San Andreas Fault in California within the last seven days, data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows. The San ...

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles in August was along the Puente Hills fault system, a thrust fault that runs beneath one of the city's... Puente Hills fault poses bigger earthquake threat ...