CALIFORNIA – The San Andreas geological fault is known for the theory that it will cause a huge earthquake that could shake up California.

The fault extends roughly 810 miles through the state (it runs from Hollister all the way to San Diego), it was thought to be the only cause for the most recent earthquake in Napa back in 2014.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the fault causes earthquakes every 150 years, however researchers still don’t any methods to predict when another earthquake could happen.

A geological research, based on registered data by the missionaries around 200 years ago, revealed that the last great earthquake that shook the whole country could have originated from both the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults.

Due to the closeness of said faults, scientists consider that the next earthquake could trigger a huge disaster with consequences that weren’t considered when creating California’s infrastructure.

It is believed that the faults belonged to one system that suffered a rupture in 1812, the earthquake known as the 1812 Wrightwood or San Juan Capistrano earthquake.

Additionally, there is knowledge if a deeper fault, one that runs from Vancouver to Cabo Mendocino. It is believed to be able to generate an earthquake 30 times bigger that the San Andreas fault line.

With information from CNN Español

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Translated by: edgar.martinez@sandiegored.com