The San Andreas Fault is a system of seismic faults along the coast of California. Long known for its devastating earthquakes, it has lain at peace for the last 160 years.

The place is so peaceful that you’d hardly guess that the San Andreas Fault, that tumultuous collision of two vast tectonic plates, runs directly under the water in front of you. It bisects ...

There is, of course, the mighty San Andreas, whose massive slip caused the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and whose notoriety has sparked multiple movies, video games, books, T-shirts and ...