Scientists working at the US Geological Survey warned that the San Andreas Fault, which is in California, is already fully prepared for an earthquake of incredible strength.
San Andreas is considered the most terrible rift in the whole world. He is part of the so-called Ring of Fire. In the area of the fault, slight tremors constantly occur, but they cannot release all the stress that arises from the friction of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.
Experts have been expecting exactly when the mega-earthquake will happen for decades. They suggested that the longer it is gone, the stronger it may be in the near future.
Thomas Rockwell, a renowned professor of geology at the University of San Diego, stated that the average recurrence period is 180 years on average and the San Andreas area quake is long overdue.
The last time an earthquake was about 380 years ago. Because of this, experts have repeatedly said that the disaster was "a little late". Today, scientists are trying to understand why the earthquake has not happened yet and how it may turn out in the near future.