A groundbreaking international study has uncovered that 45 per cent of California's major earthquake faults have exceeded their average rupture timelines—a stark contrast to other seismically active regions where only 9 to 18 per cent of faults are similarly 'overdue.'
The comprehensive research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, analysed 890 prehistoric and historic earthquakes across 210 faults in California, Japan, Greece, New Zealand, and the Basin and Range Province. The findings place particular scrutiny on Los Angeles, where multiple fault systems converge near dense urban populations.
