When people think about geological faults, they usually think about earthquakes. Yet faults do not move only during ...

Record stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults could trigger a major earthquake around Los Angeles.

Los Angeles could be edging closer to “the big one,” with new research finding earthquake stress has reached its highest ...

Scientists say the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are more stressed than at any time in 1,000 years, raising questions about future California quakes.

Record stress is building on Southern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, raising the risk that both could ...

Bridget Smith-Konter is a Northern Arizona University researcher who studies the San Andreas fault. And her newest research ...

When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Myanmar on March 28, 2025, it wasn't just another powerful tremor—it was a geological curveball. The quake ripped open more than 500 kilometers (317 miles) of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Earthquakes triggered by the notorious San Andreas Fault in California ...

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