http://earthquakequestions.com/is-san-diego-along-the-san-andreas-fault-line.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-san-diego-along-the-san-andreas-fault-line.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12348 Elric Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:24:52 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-san-diego-along-the-san-andreas-fault-line.htm#comment-12348 It's about as far away from it as it can be for being in California. It’s about as far away from it as it can be for being in California.

]]> http://earthquakequestions.com/is-san-diego-along-the-san-andreas-fault-line.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12349 Paulo Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:24:52 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/is-san-diego-along-the-san-andreas-fault-line.htm#comment-12349 The San Andreas, specifically, runs inland up the state (the valley parts) until it makes its way out the mouth of the San Francisco bay. So San Diego is half the state away at that point of the fault. However, there are thousands of 'micro-faults' all over the state, and the world for that matter. The magnitude of their slippage is not generally as high so we don't hear about them that much. The San Andreas, specifically, runs inland up the state (the valley parts) until it makes its way out the mouth of the San Francisco bay. So San Diego is half the state away at that point of the fault. However, there are thousands of ‘micro-faults’ all over the state, and the world for that matter. The magnitude of their slippage is not generally as high so we don’t hear about them that much.

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