California's Death Valley has been rattled by nearly 130 earthquakes since October 9, triggering fears that the "Big One" might soon hit the region. According to USGS geophysicist Elizabeth Cochran, ...

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an earthquake-risk assessment app, told SciTechDaily. The 'wannabe faults' are found branching off of major fault lines like the San Andreas, which runs through California, and the Queen Charlotte ...

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A powerful earthquake has rocked San Francisco 17 ... 10 miles north of Santa Cruz on the San Andreas fault. AFP PHOTO CHRIS WILKINS (Photo by CHRIS WILKINS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS WILKINS/AFP ...

A swarm of earthquakes is rattling California 's Death Valley, with seismic activity detected all the way to Las Vegas. Since October 9, 130 quakes have struck the National Park. The largest was M4.7.

The tremor occurred in the Blanco Fracture Zone (BFZ), deemed more active than California's San Andreas Fault. Harold Tobin, ...

The event’s website, ShakeOut.org, emphasizes precautions for 7.8-magnitude or larger earthquakes along the southernmost part of the San Andreas fault. Officials believe such a tectonic shift ...

"Great ShakeOut earthquake drills are a once-a-year ... or larger quake along the southernmost portion of the San Andreas fault. Officials believe such a tectonic shift could produce waves of ...