Fault Lines

Brevard Zone Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone Tectonic Plates Cascadia Subduction Zone Tintina Fault Hayward Fault San Andreas Fault Strike-Slip Faults Calaveras Fault Imperial Fault Paizhen Fault

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10mo ago

Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

Researchers report distinctive “doublet” deposits in 3,100 years of deep‑sea sediments that indicate Cascadia ruptures frequently precede major northern San Andreas earthquakes.

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last yr.

Tintina Fault, Once Dormant, Is Straining Toward a Magnitude 7.5+ Quake