San Andreas fault 'locked, loaded and ready to roll' with big earthquake, expert says

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<p>‘So ther Califor ia’s sectio of the Sa A reas fa lt is “locke , loa e a rea y to roll,” a lea i g earthq ake scie tist sai We es ay at the Natio al Earthq ake Co fere ce i Lo g Beach.</p>
<p>The Sa A reas fa lt is o e of Califor ia’s most a gero s, a is the state’s lo gest fa lt. Yet for So ther Califor ia, the last big earthq ake to strike the so ther Sa A reas was i 1857, whe a mag it e 7.9 earthq ake r pt re a asto ishi g 185 miles betwee Mo terey Co ty a the Sa Gabriel Mo tai s ear Los A geles.</p>
<p>It has bee q iet si ce the — too q iet, sai Thomas Jor a , irector of the So ther Califor ia Earthq ake Ce ter.’</p>
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