Major Earthquake Due to Hit Southern California, Study Says

Publication: National Geographic News Date: June 21, 2006 View Article

Get ready for the Big One.

About 300 years of pent-up stress in southern California is sufficient to trigger a catastrophic earthquake on the San Andreas Fault system, according to a new study.

Tags: Earthquake, Plate Tectonics
Posted in Geology, Natural Disasters

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