{"id":438795,"date":"2026-08-20T23:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/438795\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:06:12","slug":"earthquake-safety-new-san-jose-state-university-research-finds-san-andreas-fault-is-slipping-faster-than-previously-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/438795\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake Safety: New San Jose State University research finds San Andreas Fault is slipping faster than previously thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KGO logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/origin-kgo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 20, 2026 10:02PM<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at San Jose State University found that the San Andreas Fault is slipping faster than previously thought, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Google Earth<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) &#8212; Just a week after a 3.9 magnitude earthquake rocked the Hayward Fault in Oakland, new research is highlighting a danger on the San Andreas Fault, according to a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/california\/article\/san-andreas-fault-earthquakes-22369024.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new report by San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Researchers at San Jose State University found the fault is slipping faster than previously thought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">RELATED: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/san-leandro-earthquake-magnitude-41-quake-shakes-alameda-county-usgs-says\/19673030\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered near Oakland Zoo shakes Bay Area, felt as far Sacramento<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This matters because faults that move faster can generally produce earthquakes more frequently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">But an important caveat here: the research has not yet been published or peer-reviewed. 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