The Latest Breaking News from San Andreas

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‘This earthquake will happen eventually — probably sooner rather than later — no matter what we do,’ seismologist says

The images from Turkey and Syria in the last week show us just how devastating a major earthquake can be. When the magnitude 7.8 earthquake we expect on the San Andreas fault happens, we will also see death and destruction, perhaps not as extensive as seen in Turkey, but much…

LOS ANGELES — This week's catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria is just the latest warning of the potential risks for California and other seismically active areas.

LOS ANGELES — A fault system running nearly 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties has the potential to trigger a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, according to a new study that is the latest to highlight the seismic threats facing Southern California.

Dating ancient seismic events is inexact, but a quake could come at any time.

The central section of the fault line has not had a major earthquake in 2,000 years, but that doesn’t mean it can’t produce one