California is no stranger to earthquakes, but the risk of earthquakes hitting San Diego County specifically lies on the fact ...

To the west of the fault is the Pacific plate, which is moving northwest. To the east is the North American Plate, which is moving southeast. Los Angeles, located on the Pacific plate, is now 340 ...

The Pacific Coast is tiptoeing around not one but two of the largest seismic triggers of the region’s modern history.

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...