San Andreas Fault
This is the world-renowned rift that bisects California. It sits atop two different crustal plates: the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. This is why California experiences so many earthquakes, and the actual fault line lies between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The drone image captures the dramatic scar running across the landscape, offering a visible reminder that the Earth’s crust is constantly shifting.
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It’s both fascinating and a little unsettling to see how this geological boundary shapes not only the terrain but also the daily lives of the millions of people living nearby.
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