The last big earthquake triggered by the notorious fault was in 1857. Now, it is set to rupture again with record-breaking ...

After the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, scientists believe that future earthquakes along the San Andreas fault could be ...

A new report studied a massive earthquake that ruptured in the southeast Asian country of Myanmar on March 28 — on a fault ...

Myanmar's Sagaing Fault ruptured more than 124 miles (200 km) farther than seismologists had predicted. California should ...

A new study is shedding light on the behavior of the Sagaing Fault, which is very similar to the San Andreas Fault, following ...

The San Andreas Fault is overdue for a big one. Are we ready? To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app Author: Ananda Rochita Published: 12:07 PM MDT October ...

But the San Andreas Fault has about 150 miles (241 km) of slip between either side, meaning that volcanic rocks in Pinnacles National Park match those much farther south, in Los Angeles County.

But actually it’s the primary part of the fault,” she said. The San Andreas fault runs 800 miles up the backbone of California and marks the boundary where two major tectonic plates meet.

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 ...

1838, northern San Andreas fault, magnitude 7.4: Damage was reported from San Francisco to Santa Clara; the fault likely ruptured from Woodside on the peninsula south of San Francisco to Watsonville.

Rong-Gong Lin II is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide ...