California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location ...

As such, recent predictions limit the possible maximum earthquake magnitude along the San Andreas fault system to 8.0, although with a 7 percent probability estimate that such an event could occur ...

Earthquakes Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes Earthquakes The San Andreas Fault: Facts about the crack in California's crust that could ...

A kid touches a crack on a wall at his damaged home in the community of Oaxaca, ... Vox reported that an earthquake along the San Andreas Fault could reach a magnitude of 8.2.

The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused last week’s destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake.

Therefore, while the San Andreas fault may generate more powerful earthquakes—up to magnitudes of around 8.0 or even higher—the location of the Puente Hills thrust fault makes it a major hazard.

Three dams could begin to crack if a 7.8 quake hit the southern San Andreas fault, Jones said, referring to the USGS’ 2008 Shakeout earthquake scenario. Advertisement ...

As such, recent predictions limit the possible maximum earthquake magnitude along the San Andreas fault system to 8.0, although with a 7% probability estimate that such an event could occur in ...