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Southern California Faults at 1,000‑Year Stress High as Cajon Pass Could Let Ruptures Cross

A physics-based, 1,000-year reconstruction finds multiple segments of the San Andreas and San Jacinto systems are critically stressed, prompting researchers to urge that scenario-based results inform hazard planning and resilience.

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2d ago

Study Finds Mangatangi Fault Near Auckland Is Active and Could Produce a Magnitude 6.8 Quake

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2w ago

Scientists Identify a New Class of Deep Mantle Earthquakes Under Utah

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3w ago

Scientists Confirm Deep 'Continental Mantle' Earthquakes Under Wyoming Craton

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3w ago

Strong M6.8–6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama, Chile

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4w ago

3.9-Magnitude Quake Shakes Copenhagen Area

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4w ago

Magnitude-4.5 Quake in Catamarca Felt in Frías, No Damage Reported

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4w ago

Magnitude 5.2 Quake Rattles Southeast of Yangon With No Reported Casualties

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Seafloor ‘Brake Zones’ Explain Gofar Fault’s Clockwork Quakes, Study Finds

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Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

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Peru and Mexico Log Series of Small Quakes With No Damage Reported

Seismology

Southern California Faults at 1,000‑Year Stress High as Cajon Pass Could Let Ruptures Cross

Core‑Reflected Seismic Wave Pushed Japan East After 2011 Quake

Cluster of Strong Quakes Rattles Philippines, Indonesia and China

Study Finds San Andreas and San Jacinto at 1,000‑Year Stress Peak

M5.5 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

New Model Finds Cajon Pass and Southern San Andreas at Millennial Stress Highs

Southern California Faults at 1,000‑Year Stress Peak, Study Finds

Preliminary Magnitude 3.6 Quake Strikes Near Alamo, No Damage Reported

4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Las Vegas Valley

Cluster of Shallow Quakes Rattles Northern California Coast

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Study Finds Mangatangi Fault Near Auckland Is Active and Could Produce a Magnitude 6.8 Quake

Scientists Identify a New Class of Deep Mantle Earthquakes Under Utah

Scientists Confirm Deep 'Continental Mantle' Earthquakes Under Wyoming Craton

Strong M6.8–6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama, Chile

3.9-Magnitude Quake Shakes Copenhagen Area

Magnitude-4.5 Quake in Catamarca Felt in Frías, No Damage Reported

Magnitude 5.2 Quake Rattles Southeast of Yangon With No Reported Casualties

Seafloor ‘Brake Zones’ Explain Gofar Fault’s Clockwork Quakes, Study Finds

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

Peru and Mexico Log Series of Small Quakes With No Damage Reported

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