Southern California's Salton Sea is drying up and that may be delaying the region's next big earthquake. Researchers say the lack of water is reducing stress on the San Andreas fault. The Salton ...

April 3, 2023 A plausible earthquake that begins at the Salton Sea and ruptures through Palm Springs, continuing to Los Angeles County, is known as the ShakeOut scenario. That envisions a ...

Hours after reporting an earthquake under the Salton Sea, the United States Geological Survey said Friday the report had been an error and no quake happened. The ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — The U.S. Geological Survey said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in California’s Salton Sea did not happen on Friday morning. The agency’s website in the morning reported that the ...

A section of the Salton Sea was hit by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

The research, funded by the Southern California Earthquake Center ... between big-time seismic activity and the filling of the Salton Sea basin may also help explain why the southern section ...

New research shows the lack of seismic activity may be due to the drying of the nearby Salton Sea and provides clues on future potential earthquake triggers, including projects aimed to refill the ...

Just after midnight on April 30, residents near the Salton Sea were jolted awake by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake. Dozens of people told the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the shaking ...

The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked body of highly ... Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old Richter ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.3 has struck 32 miles south-southeast of Coachella, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The Salton Sea in Southern California is not a sea. It's the state's largest lake. And it might be delaying the region's next giant earthquake. That's right, possibly delaying the big one.