The San Andreas Fault, this scar visible from space, stretches across California for over 1,200 kilometers (about 745 miles).

The “Big One” that has been forecast for the San Andreas fault could end up being bigger than earthquake experts previously thought. Recent research showing that a section of the fault is long ...

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The San Andreas fault begins its dangerous dance through California at ... Union Pacific built a 100-foot long wall of large boulders and steel more than 75 feet deep in the earth in an effort to ...

Or maybe it will tear through southern California like the magnitude 7.9 quake that hit in 1857 and ruptured some 225 miles of the San Andreas Fault. More than 100 years on, it's hard to predict ...

Extreme Science San Andreas Toyota Tro Pro. There’s a crack in California. It stretches for 800 miles, from the Salton Sea in the south, to Cape Mendocino in the north.

The most well-known examples is the San Andreas Fault in California. Each type of fault line represents a different kind of stress—tension, compression, or shear—acting on the Earth’s crust.

San Andreas Fault Hit By Earthquake Swarm As Concerns Over 'The Big One' Continue to Mount Published Nov 14, 2017 at 11:20 AM EST Updated Nov 14, 2017 at 11:51 AM EST People walk near a cracked ...

The San Andreas has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles long, it cuts through California like a scar and is responsible for ...

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Hollywood’s favorite geologic bad guy is back in “San Andreas” — a fantastical look at one of the world’s real seismic threats. Here’s a look at the film’s fact and fiction.