Subtitle San - Andreas

California has invested billions in retrofitting bridges and older "soft-story" buildings to withstand lateral forces.

Programs like ShakeAlert now provide precious seconds of warning to residents before the strongest shaking arrives. subtitle San Andreas

While Hollywood films often depict the San Andreas opening into a giant chasm, the reality is different but equally serious. Seismologists warn that a large-scale rupture in the Southern segment could cause widespread damage to the Los Angeles basin. California has invested billions in retrofitting bridges and

(on the west) is moving northwest relative to the North American Plate (on the east). Seismologists warn that a large-scale rupture in the

Runs from Hollister through the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Francisco, eventually heading out to sea at Point Arena. It was responsible for the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake .

The fault isn't a single uniform line but a complex system divided into three main sections: