A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or vice versa.

"San Andreas Fault" explores the geological features and movements of the San Andreas Fault in California. It details how urbanization has obscured the fault's trace, yet it remains visible through ...

What could the next mega-earthquake on California's notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from ...

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 ...

An earthquake struck near the High Desert community of Pearblossom, and along the San Andreas Fault. The magnitude 3.3 quake struck at 10:49 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, four miles south of Pearblossom in ...

The impact would be doubly as devastating as predictions for the impending ‘Big One’ and leave millions in harm’s way from ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on ...

Seismologist Lucy Jones finds fault with the disaster film “San Andreas." — -- The movie “San Andreas” opened big at the box office this weekend, but the film’s over-the-top depiction of the ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...