The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike‑slip transform fault stretching roughly 1,200 km in California.

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

The San Andreas has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles long, it cuts through California like a scar and is responsible for ...

New geological research reveals that the Mission Creek strand of the San Andreas Fault in Southern California is moving fast and could redistribute damage during an earthquake. The strand was previ… ...

LOS ANGELES — The San Andreas Fault has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles long, it cuts through California like a scar ...

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The same tides that affect ocean waves can trigger earthquakes along California's San Andreas Fault, and scientists unexpectedly find that these quakes are more likely to happen as tides are ...

San Andreas fault line could cause greater earthquakes than first thought, researchers say. The central section of the fault line has not had a major earthquake in 2,000 years, but that doesn’t ...

SAN BERNARDINO >> One day — 25 million years from now — students at Cal State San Bernardino will be able to take classes in person at nearby University of California, Berkeley,… ...

The San Andreas fault line in California is 1,287 kilometers (800 miles) long, 16 kilometers (10 miles) deep. Our fact-check sources: Alamy, May 24, 2012, Black Crack, White Rim Road ...

The San Andreas fault runs 800 miles up the backbone of California and marks the boundary where two major tectonic plates meet. The fault itself is divided into northern, ...