The quake ruptured in the Mendocino fault zone, at the intersection of three tectonic plates: the Pacific, North American and Juan de Fuca plates. “This is the exact point where the Cascadia ...

“The Mendocino Fault is arguably the most active fault in the state of California. Since 1990, it has produced 200 earthquakes of magnitude four or larger. It produces earthquakes in the ...

It’s believed to have occurred along the seismically active Mendocino Fault, which sits in an area where three tectonic plates converge, sometimes called the Mendocino Triple Junction.

The largest U.S. quake was in our own backyard, the M7.0 Mendocino fault earthquake on Dec. 5. A magnitude 7 earthquake is quite capable of producing major damage depending on its location ...

2025 The earthquake struck on the San Andreas Fault, which runs from the Cape Mendocino region north of the Bay Area to Baja California, Mexico. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta Earthquake in October ...