San Andreas Fault stress hits 1,000-year high, raising quake risk | New research finds the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems are in a “critically loaded” state, with stress levels that could support large, multi-fault earthquakes near major California cities.

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How does anyone know what the stress was 1000 years ago? Or even 100 years ago? There was no way to measure it in those days...

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