1,000-Year High Stress on California's Twin Faults Raises Linked-Rupture Risk
TL;DR
A computer-model study finds Southern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems are under stress at levels not seen in a millennium, placing the region in a critically loaded state and suggesting a large, joint rupture is possible, potentially involving Cajon Pass as an earthquake gate; the work does not predict when such an event might occur, but highlights the need to prepare for a range of scenarios.
- California’s tectonic systems at highest levels of stress in 1,000 years – study The Guardian
- One of America's most dangerous fault lines reaches highest stress levels in 1,000 years, study finds FOX Weather
- Why the stress building on California’s faults could result in a major quake The Washington Post
- 'The system is critically stressed': San Andreas and San Jacinto faults scarily close to major earthquake, study finds Live Science
- Chance of mega earthquake hitting California now at a 'historic high', experts warn BBC Science Focus Magazine
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