Dangerous Fault Lines Under San Francisco Found To Be Connected

Two of the most dangerous earthquake faults in the San Francisco Bay Area are connected, meaning both could rupture simultaneously and unleash major devastation, a new study has found. A previously unseen fault line has been discovered, doubling the length of the existing quake faults and threatening an even more colossal earthquake. USGS geologists published their findings in the Science Advances journal, which suggest that if a quake on the connected Rodgers Creek and Hayward faults were to happen, the energy from the trembler could be five times greater than the devastating Loma Prieta quake of 1989. “The longer a fault stretches, the bigger the earthquake it can produce. And here we’ve just doubled the length of this fault.” RT reports The next ‘Big One,’ an earthquake of magnitude 7.0+, is generally expected in the US along the San Andreas line. Many geologists agree that the fault has reached such a level of stress that the new massive quake is a matter of when, not if. In June, large-scale motion was detected along the fault line, creating further panic in cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. But the new phantom danger lies in the Bay Area, along two [...]

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