The Elsinore fault can be thought of as a sibling of the San Andreas, along with the sizable San Jacinto fault, said Kate Scharer, research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Elsinore fault is "one of the major risks in Southern California," Lucy Jones, a seismologist and Caltech research associate, said to the Los Angeles Times.

The Elsinore fault is "one of the major risks in Southern California," Lucy Jones, a seismologist and Caltech research associate, said to the Los Angeles Times.

The Elsinore fault on average moves at a rate of about 5 millimeters a year, Jones said. It’s considered less likely to rupture in our lifetime compared to the San Andreas, which moves at around ...

The Elsinore fault is a separate fault line but still part of the larger San Andreas fault system, a group of faults that work together to handle the movement of tectonic plates in California.

The Elsinore fault can be thought of as a sibling of the San Andreas, along with the sizable San Jacinto fault, said Kate Scharer, research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Elsinore Fault is one of Southern California's largest and quietest, according to the Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Only one earthquake greater than magnitude-5.2, ...

The Elsinore Fault Zone, a major fault line in Southern California and part of the San Andreas Fault system, is in this area. It is one of the largest in southern California and, ...