An overlooked part of the San Andreas fault in southern California may hold the key to sparing Los Angeles from the next ‘Big One’ earthquake, new research has found. The 800-mile system of fractures running much of the length of California marks the boundary between the Pacific and North American continental plates, which produce earthquakes … Read more
Geologists have long thought that the central section of California’s famed San Andreas Fault – from San Juan Bautista southward to Parkfield, a distance of about 90 miles (145 km) – has a steady creeping movement that provides a safe release of energy. Creep on the central San Andreas during the past several decades, so … Read more
Swarm of earthquakes detected eight miles from the San Andreas Fault raises risk of ‘big one’ hitting in the next week San Andreas Fault in California was hit by an earthquake swarm Monday The quakes began in the early hours with the largest a magnitude 4.6 Experts have laid out three possible scenarios that could happen … Read more
More than 3,000 earthquakes rocked Ridgecrest, California in a single week last year and as a result, has increased chances of the ‘Big One’ striking the San Andreas fault. The tremors stressed the Garlock Fault, which stretches 160 miles along the Mojave Desert and connects the site of the Ridgecrest quakes to the massive San … Read more
This might peak your interest! The majesty of the Alps is captured in a stunning new coffee table book It brings together a collection of images by former Wildlife Photographer of the Year Lorenz Andreas Fischer He has travelled the Alps for years, exploring the highest peaks in the west to the last eastern foothills The … Read more