Study shakes up scientists' view of San Andreas earthquake risk

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 00:28 in Earth & Climate

Researchers find major quakes on the southern section, on average, every 88 years — three times as often as previously thought. It's the strongest evidence yet that we're overdue for a massive quake.Southern California is long overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault, according to a landmark study of historic seismic activity released Friday.

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