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Earthquake Science

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Do you know why California has earthquakes? California has many small earthquakes every single day - so small that we can't feel them. But scientists agree that "The Big One" - a very large earthquake on the southern end of the San Andreas Fault - is coming. And that's an earthquake you will very definitely feel!

Watch this short video and learn about some of the basic science regarding earthquakes in California:

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