Stephen Lam/Reuters California’s San Andreas, Hayward, and San Jacinto faults haven’t experienced an earthquake that ruptured the ground since 1918. According to a recent study, this century-long earthquake drought is unprecedented in the last 1,000 years of seismic activity in the state. Scientists aren’t sure what caused the hiatus, but some think the three faults […]
California is having an unprecedented earthquake drought. The next big one could come at any moment.
Stephen Lam/Reuters California’s San Andreas, Hayward, and San Jacinto faults haven’t experienced an earthquake that ruptured the ground since 1918. According to a recent study, this century-long earthquake drought is unprecedented in the last 1,000 years of seismic activity in the state. Scientists aren’t sure what caused the hiatus, but some think the three faults […]