The Unseen Power Beneath Our Feet Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of incredible power. The Earth’s crust is a dynamic ...

The San Andreas fault line caused destruction and distinction in California. Ray Isle offers an itinerary to explore the ...

The San Andreas Fault is the cause of some of the worst earthquakes ever seen. This fascinating tour in Palm Springs gets up ...

That two inches -- the average distance the San Andreas fault moves each year -- has the ... "Our new model of the Hayward and Calaveras faults argues that they should be treated as a single ...

DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- From Napa to Santa Cruz, many Bay Area residents say they felt the big jolt of a 3.9 earthquake on the Calaveras fault in the East Bay. It struck at 7:46 p.m. Monday night ...

Now, the bulge of material trapped between these same two plates is being ejected towards the east, thanks in part to the Sagaing fault. As far as faults are concerned, the San Andreas Fault in ...

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This sudden jerk creates an earthquake. The San Andreas Fault is undoubtedly the most famous transform boundary in the world. To the west of the fault is the Pacific plate, which is moving northwest.

Previous reports from the USGS have noted the danger posed by the Hayward fault. Though less of a household name than the San Andreas fault, the Hayward fault poses a significant risk, the agency ...