South of Parkfield, the fault is locked, meaning the two plates do not move against one another. North of Parkfield, the San Andreas fault moves freely, with the plates creeping against one ...

Multiple tremors were recorded by the USGS over the past week, including one which struck as the Oscars ceremony was underway.

California has been rocked by at least nine earthquakes since Thursday, raising fears that the "Big One" could be near.

the plates slip, causing a release of energy that travels in waves through the Earth's crust and generates the shaking we ...

A mid-ocean ridge would then mark the boundary between the plates. Mountains and a rift can be seen along the San Andreas Fault.

Movement along the San Andreas Fault was to blame. The North American and Pacific tectonic plates had moved past each other by more than 15 feet — compared to an annual average of two inches.

The San Andreas fault runs more than 800 miles through California ... due to the movement of the earth between two major tectonic plates, including the North American plate and the Pacific ...

If the plates move a significant distance very ... An example of this type of boundary is the San Andreas fault, California.

A good example of this is along the San Andreas Fault where the Pacific and the North American plates are sliding past each other.