The San Andreas Fault runs roughly 800 miles through some of the most valuable real estate in the world. The southern section hasn't had a significant quake for over 300 years. Find out more in Season 1, Episode 1, "San Andreas Fault."
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the San Andreas Fault
2:36 The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and the Fault's Discovery
8:58 The Science of Plate Tectonics and the Fault's Origin
12:48 Uncovering the Fault's Ancient Earthquake History
20:30 The Mystery of Creeping Ground in Hollister and Parkfield
26:11 Drilling into the Fault: The San Andreas Fault Observatory
29:48 Predicting the Next Big One: The Southern Threat
36:25 The Modern Threat: Super-Shear Earthquakes and Los Angeles
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