San Andreas News

AFP, Los Angeles An increase in tremors deep under California's San Andreas fault may be the harbinger of a major earthquake, according to a study out Friday in the journal Science.

In a central California area with a history of dramatic earthquakes, researchers have detected a worrisome amount of seismic activity deep underground.

After collecting feedback from the University of California community, UC President Mark Yudof will announce his proposal to the regents for employee furloughs and/or pay cuts at a Friday morning press conference.

Under the central part of the San Andreas fault, the deep seismic whisperings known as tremors have increased after two recent large earthquakes, and a surge in tremors appears to have foreshadowed one of them, according to a study to be published today in the journal Science .

A spike in underground rumblings on a section of the San Andreas fault has seismologists on edge.

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider approving additional terms to a previous agreement to transfer seven acres of land from the county to the state Administrative Office of the Courts for the construction of a new courthouse.

Millionaire buffalo rancher Dale Buller showed his old fire in court Monday, arguing with a judge and tussling with a bailiff but failing to get an answer to whether he will be sent to a state mental hospital.

NST= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=34.3 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=104, M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude , Version=6 us2009irau Earthquake Summary Felt Reports Tectonic Summary Since at least 1828, people in the Giles County seismic zone of southwestern Virginia and adjacent West Virginia have felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ...

The branch library system in Calaveras County may yet be saved. Until the Board of Supervisors puts the 2009-10 budget to a final vote, however, no library staffer or supporter is breathing a sigh of relief.

Earthquake Summary Tectonic Summary EARTHQUAKES IN THE NEW YORK - PHILADELPHIA - WILMINGTON URBAN CORRIDOR Since colonial times people in the New York - Philadelphia - Wilmington urban corridor have felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ones.

Sitting in the bottom of a 3-foot-deep trench wearing a hard hat shaped like a cowboy hat, earthquake geologist Lisa Grant Ludwig scanned the bank of tan earth in front of her.

New British Hybrid Car New British Hybrid Car A new lightweight hydrogen-powered car, capable of speeds up to 50mph, was launched in London on Tuesday.

The cork oak tree in Diane Heliotes' front yard traveled thousands of miles from Europe to San Andreas, but its history remains a mystery.

Jun 19, 2009 10:58 am US/Pacific 1 of 1 New sensors will be placed along the San Andreas Fault that may offer SoCal residents as much as a 30-second notice before an earthquake hits.

Local health officials and county leaders want meth addicts to get help, and they're launching a new campaign to get users clean.

Like a face, the Earth's surface constantly changes. And, like a face, most of the changes are too subtle to notice as they happen.

A new tool will soon be flying above the streets of Southern California which will take close-up pictures of the San Andreas fault.

Scientists are using a radar program to monitor slippage on San Andreas fault. Clues about the timing of a giant earthquake striking Southern California - caused by a jammed-up section of the San Andreas fault suddenly slipping loose - may be uncovered by a new NASA radar project, scientists said today.

Posted By sriteja786 10 hours, 4 minutes ago in News The name of the San Andreas Fault precedes itself like, well, an immense and unavoidable rift in the earth's surface.

The Calaveras Garden to Family program is seeking volunteers willing to devote as little as four square feet of garden space or a single windowsill planter to growing food for the hungry in Calaveras County.