The San Andreas fault has gone ominously silent. Scientists fear when it finally snaps

It lurks ominously beneath California’s many natural wonders, a reminder that nothing in this landscape is truly permanent.
Los Angeles Times

Dangerous L.A. fault system rivaling the San Andreas tied to recent earthquakes

Monday’s magnitude 4.4 earthquake centered four miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles was modest but packed quite a jolt. Although no major damage was reported, experts say the temblor was in the ...
Los Angeles Times

This little-known earthquake fault has been quiet. But it can unleash devastation across SoCal

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.
Phys.org

The next 'Big One' on the San Andreas fault might not be the earthquake we expect, researchers say

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 ...
Time

Scientists Believe This Major Earthquake Fault Line Is Waking Up

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