Stress on San Andreas Fault reaches highest levels in 1,000 years as scientists await next 'major rupture'

The San Andreas Fault and San Jacinto Fault Zone have reached their highest stress levels in 1,000 years, according to a study by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, leading scientists to wonder when California’s next “Big One” will occur. The fault lines have reached “unprecedented levels,” according to the study, which was [...]