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California Faults Are Under Their Highest Stress in 1,000 Years, Stoking Fears of the 'Big One'

Researchers modeled 1,000 years of earthquake history along Southern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto faults. What they found was troubling. No U.S. region is at greater risk of a catastrophic earthquake than Southern California. The hazard stems primarily from two volatile faults, the San Andreas and the San Jacinto. According to new research, stresses along these faults are the highest ... [4892 chars]

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