Since the Northridge quake, a permanent network of GPS stations has been deployed, precisely measuring the gradual strain accumulation across tectonic plates. This data underscores the reality: ...

The San Andreas Fault is California's longest and most famous fault. At this fracture zone, two plates of Earth's crust move past each other. It stretches from the Salton Sea in Southern California to ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of “partial synchronization” of two of the world’s most famous fault lines—the northern San Andreas Fault and Cascadia Subduction Zone. The relationship between ...