Southern San Andreas fault in California 'locked and loaded,' warns scientist

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The southern part of the San Andreas fault is "locked, loaded and ready to roll," according to Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center. Jordan issued the warning during a keynote speech at the National Earthquake Conference in Long Beach, Calif. Wednesday, reports Fox 11. "The pressure has been building on that part of the fault without being relieved for more than a hundred years," he said. Fox News