Why Recent Unusual Activities in the San Andreas Fault Could Trigger a Major Earthquake

In the heart of California, a geological time bomb is ticking, and here is where it gets really terrifying. The San Andreas Fault, which spans 1200 km across California, serves as the state's tectonic backbone. For more than a century, this fault has silently accumulated energy, waiting for the right moment to unleash its fury. The Pacific and North American plates are locked, causing stress with each passing instant. When the fault eventually ruptures, California will be hit by a massive earthquake, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The scary truth is that this disaster is not a distant threat; it is an impending reality that will occur during our lives.
Recent seismic activity in the Parkfield region has scientists concerned that a large earthquake, possibly on the scale of the deadly 7.9 magnitude quake that demolished San Francisco in 1906, is approaching. What exact seismic events or patterns have been observed in the Parkfield region? Can anything realistically reduced the chance of a 1906 scale earthquake? The answers maybe more horrifying than you could have imagine.
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00:00 Intro
1:42 Californa Intriguing Mystery
4:22 some context before the details
7:50 San Francisco Earthquake 1906
8:57 How Are We Sure Of An Impending Earthquake In The Region?
11:50 What Other Evidence Supports The Threat Of The Southern San Andreas Fault?
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[InsaneCuriosity]

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[stischer]

The earthquake itself wasn't the destroyer of San Francisco in 1906, but of the fires that swept the city afterwards.

[Itsakindamagic]

Lived in Cali for all my 75 years, Los Angeles to San Jose, moved to Seattle for four years and moved back just in time for the Loma Prieta, I lived in Northridge for that one. Stock up water, and easy canned foods, warm blankets and just resign yourself that you wont have WIFI for awhile. And know how to behave for your safety, kids, spouses, pets. Know more than one route out of where you live and where to go, have some cash ready to go if you have to run for it. That said earthquakes are kind of like tornadoes they scare while its going on but if you are educated in safety and have necessaries stored up, just do what first responders ask of you, they have updated info and stay off the road if you can. I've been through four "major" quakes and after clean up I have only lost one lamp, though my pickup "walked" back down our longish driveway and I had to go retrieve it from the street. Anyway, do your homework have what your family needs for a week or two, foods, water, meds yeah yeah, I know but its really simple if you lay the ground work before anything happens.

[edwardhanson]

I'm native to SoCal, and a former geology student. The southern portion of the SAF has not broken because it's hung up on the bend along the Transverse Ranges where the Pacific Plate is jammed. It's very likely that when a break comes, it will create a new path, starting at about Desert Hot Springs and running along the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mtns. Fault maps show existing N-S faults in that region which could facilitate that break.

[marilyn]

Having grown up in California, I've heard this my whole life. I'm 74.
1906 didn't have freeways, as shown in the video.😊

[davidargiro]

I live in L.A. & was here for the 1994 quake. We kept having minor quakes for approx 2 weeks prior that kept happening in the middle of the night and I kept telling people we were going to have a big one. This included that Fri am commute, telling my friend that Id hate to be under this overpass when it hits, freaking my friend out. That overpass was on La Cienega and the 10 because traffic would always stop while we sat under it. It did collapse at 4:31 am, Monday am when the quake hit. I woke up in mid air being thrown from bed and landing next to my door, which I stood near as it slammed open & closed and luckily didn't get injured. I saw purple & white bright flashes as transformers behind our apartment blew. Scary stuff and I sorta prayed out of one side of my brain and counted with the other. I think I got to 13 when it stopped. It turns out that I slept through the first part as I was on a heavy sedative to help me sleep because of the constant little quakes leading up to Northridge breaking. Scary and now I live on the 33rd floor of a new highrise in DTLA. So far, each quake we have had makes me dizzy but not the violent shaking of 1994. Its been like being on a raft in a pool this high up. Granted, the strongest has only been a 4.5 maybe. So, if you hear some screaming next time, it may be me because I may get tossed out the window during a 6.7 or higher. Yikes. At least the pool is on my side.

[okzoomer]

Anyone here after the little Los Angeles quake thinking it's sus along with the other two quakes in the general area over the past couple of weeks?

[EricBrandt-rp]

I made my “exit” from the SF Bay Area in 2018…..Sweated during the whole period that my expensive house was in Escrow. I have toured the science building of Cal State Hayward (now called East Bay) and observed the great display about the 1868 Hayward Fault trigger of a 6.8-7.0 seismic event. Today that whole area lives in denial…..I pray that people survive but, there is such massive failure in preparations and the government entities are a complete joke today. I think there will be massive kaos after this terrible event and I am far away and willing to take in my family & old friends who still live there. The SF Bay Area has fantastic weather and I really miss that but, I know in my heart what I did was the best plan for a better future

[ArdzInCharge]

Here after the 5.2 Bakersfield earthquake today

It appears that this video aged well... being that it's only 13 days old

[Uvotedthis]

What a perfect place to put the high-speed train track

[marlenefunk]

Wherever you live, you need to be ready. I lived in southeast Florida 48 years and always stocked the house, trimmed trees, cut bushes and had roof checked on June first because the wind will blow and things will be flying through the air. Also spent time in San Jose, California where nothing happened. The last 13 years I have lived in Ecuador and we have earthquakes daily. The 7.9 in 2016 was interesting. It did more damage along the Pacific Coast than in The Andes Valley where I live. But since this is life here since the beginning of time, you do not find much panic. I live in a historic area of a tourist city. I adore my house as it comes with history of over 150 years. It has plenty of cracks and is made with mud bricks. I check the quakes each day and follow the fault lines. Some places on this Planet earthquakes are just a way of life, if that is where you want to live. If I am in bed, I move for nothing.

[paulbrungardt]

I was in Los Angeles in 1994; there were no atheists during that big quake. All the people there were praying: " Oh, God spare me. "

[olgaalatorre]

I had a very scary dream, 08/13/24, , it was terrifying, , buildings falling and explosions everywhere, , my mother has been from this world and she was in my dream guiding me to safety, I could see her far away from a distance telling me to follow her, , then later that day I went grocery shopping and a man walked up to me talking to about Christ, that we need to get right with God, he gave me a list of verses that he would like me to read, he had them all written on a paper 📝 and gave them to me, then later that night while on social media I saw that there have been a earthquake in Los Angels California, , I live 4 hrs away, , it really had me thinking, , my dream of the earthquake my mom and this man can’t be a Coincidence, pray people pray

[EricK-dnpz]

I took an Earthquake course in college in year 2000 at San Francisco State University and it scared the crap out of me. Driving over those bridges and riding in the BART tunnel was all terrifying.

[ThesiKCOne]

We just had a 5.7 in Bakersfield around 9:00 pm last night

[pjpugapillarfan]

Here in Alaska we had a 7.1 LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS LONG SO SO SCARY HEARING THE HOUSE AND ALL THE WOOD CREAKING AND NAILS BEING PUSHED TO THE LIMIT YOU COULD ALMOST SEE IT HAPPENING IN THE WALLS & WE LIVE IN A 15 YR OLD CONDO! OMG IT LASTED SO LONG MY HUB HAD OUR 6 YR OLD BOY BETWEEN US IN THE HALLWAY I SAID OH MY GOD ALAN WHEN WILL IT STOP HES LIKE ITS ALMOST OVER WE JUST SQUEEZED & HELD EACH OTHER

[lljl]

August 6, 2024, who felt the 5.2 earthquake at 9:09pm? I'm from Bakersfield and felt it!!!

[PeterSWiley]

I think the " impending" Cascadian Subduction Zone event sounds to be much uglier than the impending san andreas experience

[marksonnenberg]

While the San Andreas Fault is significant, the Cascadia Subduction Zone poses an even greater threat in terms of potential magnitude-9 earthquakes. Preparedness, early warning systems, and community resilience are crucial for minimizing the impact of such seismic events. 🌍🔍🌊

[bradfordprophotography]

If you're on a flight from LA to SF you may be lucky enough see the fault. Fascinating..one other element to experiencing the earthquakes. They make sounds eg. a sonic boom to a rumble but usually they are silent. Some are slow rollers other hit with a jolt but your proximity to the epicenter and the depth ( below the surface) of the quake can make a huge difference in your experience.