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California Overdue for 'the Big One,' Geologists Say
By Jeremy A. Kaplan
Published August 21, 2010
| FoxNews.com
Gigantic, devastating earthquakes have happened more frequently at the San Andreas fault than previously thought -- and we're overdue for the next one, according to a new study.
Geologists from the University of California Irvine and Arizona State University concluded that the largest quakes strike San Andreas every 45 to 144 years -- and the last big one was in 1857, over 150 years ago. While it?s possible the fault is experiencing a natural lull, the scientists think it?s more likely a major quake could happen soon...
California Overdue for 'the Big One,' Geologists Say
By Jeremy A. Kaplan
Published August 21, 2010
| FoxNews.com
Gigantic, devastating earthquakes have happened more frequently at the San Andreas fault than previously thought -- and we're overdue for the next one, according to a new study.
Geologists from the University of California Irvine and Arizona State University concluded that the largest quakes strike San Andreas every 45 to 144 years -- and the last big one was in 1857, over 150 years ago. While it?s possible the fault is experiencing a natural lull, the scientists think it?s more likely a major quake could happen soon...