fault line
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Their study found that southern portions of the San Andreas fault and parts of the adjacent San Jacinto fault line are locked and loaded to their highest stress levels in 1,000 years — increasing the probability of a significant earthquake.
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Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
How do the fault lines rupture?
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 June 2026
For Black Americans, this technology lands on centuries-old fault lines, ones that have come under recent attacks from state, federal and local lawmakers who are working to upend the accurate telling of history.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
From the desert of Palm Springs to the San Francisco Bay Area, the 800-mile fault line snakes through much of California and has remained relatively calm in recent years.
—Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
How do the fault lines rupture?
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 June 2026
For Black Americans, this technology lands on centuries-old fault lines, ones that have come under recent attacks from state, federal and local lawmakers who are working to upend the accurate telling of history.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
From the desert of Palm Springs to the San Francisco Bay Area, the 800-mile fault line snakes through much of California and has remained relatively calm in recent years.
—Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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