LOS ANGELES (CBS SF) — An estimated 3.5 million homes could be damaged in a magnitude-8 earthquake along the San Andreas Fault, according to a new report. The estimate was based on a theoretical ...

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A recent study found that California’s San Andreas Fault could actually rupture along its entire 800-mile length. It was previously believed that “The Big One” could only occur in confined segments, ...

A new study from the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America has delivered some unfavorable news about the likelihood of an earthquake in Southern California. The study suggests that last ...

I had never stood directly on top of the San Andreas fault. Not to my knowledge, anyway, but as a California native, I’ve probably stumbled over it a time or two. So I jumped at the chance to tour the ...

A new geological study suggests that California’s San Andreas Fault and the Cascadia Subduction Zone, two of the most powerful seismic systems in North America, may be more connected than previously ...

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After last week's two significant 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes in Southern California, people are being reminded of the significant damage that earthquakes can cause the State's housing industry. Based on ...

SAN FRANCISCO—For years, scientists believed the mighty San Andreas—the 800-mile-long fault running the length of California where the Pacific and North American plates meet—could only rupture in ...

According to seismologists, the 9.0-magnitude quake that hit Japan in 2011, killing thousands of people and damaging the Fukushima nuclear power plant was caused by a snap in a portion of a fault ...

I had never stood directly on top of the San Andreas fault. Not to my knowledge, anyway, but as a California native, I’ve probably stumbled over it a time or two. So I jumped at the chance to tour the ...

I had never stood directly on top of the San Andreas fault. Not to my knowledge, anyway, but as a California native, I’ve probably stumbled over it a time or two. So I jumped at the chance to tour the ...