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NEWS ABOUT: San Andreas Fault

San Andreas Fault stories: 3 news summaries
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 Another Quake Rumbles  
 Near San Andreas 

Scientists watch to see if tremors jump to San Andreas Fault

Mar 24, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook southern California this morning, the latest in a series of small quakes to hit the area. This weekend a series of lower-intensity quakes hit perilously close to the San Andreas fault, making seismologists nervous about the "Big One"—a quake that would devastate... More »

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California • Southern California • earthquake • San Andreas Fault

 5M to Take Part 
 in LA Quake Drill 

Southern California readies for 'the Big One' of earthquake-preparedness events

Nov 11, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Geologists are hoping a huge party will shake some earthquake awareness into jaded Angelenos, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Great Southern California ShakeOut—an earthquake drill followed by a huge rally—is scheduled for Thursday morning and 5 million people have signed up so far, putting the event on... More »

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California • Los Angeles • geologist • disaster preparedness • earthquake • San Andreas Fault

New Clues May Help Predict Earthquakes

Team detects seismic waves up to 10 hours before Calif. tremor

Jul 10, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers could be closer to predicting earthquakes hours before they happen, with an article in the journal Nature detailing how scientists detected seismic changes in rocks as much as 10 hours before two small California temblors. “Hurricane [warnings] give you an idea of what could be done,” one... More »

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tremor • scientific discoveries • earthquake • seismology • San Andreas Fault

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