California should have had a major earthquake by now, geologists warn


The new study, published this week in the journal Seismological Research Letters, is bad news for California residents.

"If our work is correct, the next century isn't going to be like the last one, but could be more like the century that ended in 1918," geologist Glenn Biasi said in a news release.

"We know these big faults have to carry most of the [tectonic] motion in California, and sooner or later they have to slip," said Biasi. "The only questions are how they're going to let go and when."

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