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4 Northern California faults primed for big quakes

By Ellen Knickmeyer
Published October 13, 2014 9:49pm ET
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4 Northern California faults primed for big quakes
FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2014, file photo, pedestrians examine a crumbling facade following an earthquake at the Vintner's Collective tasting room in Napa, Calif. Four long fault segments running beneath northern California and its roughly 15 million people all have become locked far underground, and loaded with enough tension to produce earthquakes of magnitude 6.8 or greater, a geological study published Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 says. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) | Noah Berger

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three fault segments running beneath Northern California and its roughly 15 million people are overdue for a major earthquake, including one section that lies near the dams and canals that supply much of the state’s water, according to a geological study published Monday.

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