Southern California's Salton Sea is drying up and that may be delaying the region's next big earthquake. Researchers say the lack of water is reducing stress on the San Andreas fault. The Salton ...

This research, funded by the Southern California Earthquake Center, National Science Foundation, NASA, and the U.S. Geological Survey, suggests that the tight relationship between big-time seismic ...

Hours after reporting an earthquake under the Salton Sea, the United States Geological ... that people had said they felt it across Southern California, including in the Coachella Valley, and ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California ...

A section of the Salton Sea was hit by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake ... In fact, one 2015 study from the Southern California Earthquake Center said there is a 75% chance of a 7 magnitude earthquake ...

The beleaguered California lake is running low and might be poisoning nearby communities with toxic hydrogen sulfide gas.

That’s got some people worried about whether energy projects at the Salton Sea could be putting the region — and much of Southern California — at greater risk for a major earthquake.

For years, environmental and medical leaders have talked about the dangers of the Salton ... Salton Sea may have been keeping residents safe by staving off California's next massive earthquake ...

The Salton Sea in Southern California is not a sea. It's the state's largest lake. And it might be delaying the region's next giant earthquake. That's right, possibly delaying the big one.