The San Andreas Fault has reached its highest stress level in 1,000 years, increasing the risk of a major earthquake in Southern California.

San Andreas Fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/12/san-andreas-fault-reaches-highest-stress-level-in-1000-years?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Sci-Tech @sci-tech-euronews

San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years Tectonic stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California has now reached, and in some places exceeded, the highest levels seen in the past 1,000 years, according to research led by Earth scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. #SanAndreasFault #SanJacintoFault #California 🫨 https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/06/10/san-andreas-fault-stress/