San Andreas
Famous geological fracture
San Andreas refers to the San Andreas Fault, a major geological fracture running roughly 800 miles through California where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet.
The fault is associated with earthquake risk and has shaped California's geography and building codes.
The name gained wider recognition through the video game *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas*, set in a fictionalized California.
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- magnitudeSize or scale
- seismographEarthquake measuring device
shaking · quake · foreshock · jolt · rupture · liquefaction · collapse · intensity
Crustal fracture zone
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- fractureSplit in hard material
tectonic · transform · slip · creep · geology · displacement · crustal · boundary
Southern California metropolis
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- Pacific CoastContinental western maritime edge
- Golden GateCalifornia strait and bridge
Bay Area · Mojave · Palmdale · Hollister · San Bernardino · Central Valley · coastal · southern
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- collapseSudden structural failure
- emergencySerious sudden danger
evacuation · rubble · damage · casualties · infrastructure · preparedness · warning · response
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- disaster filmMovie about large-scale calamity
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
CGI · tsunami · destruction · rescue · helicopter · skyscraper · 2015
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- magnitudeSize or scale
seismograph · shaking · quake · foreshock · jolt · rupture · liquefaction · collapse · intensity · hypocenter
faultline
Crustal fracture zone
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
fracture · tectonic · transform · slip · creep · geology · displacement · crustal · boundary · rift
Los Angeles
Southern California metropolis
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- Pacific CoastContinental western maritime edge
Golden Gate · Bay Area · Mojave · Palmdale · Hollister · San Bernardino · Central Valley · coastal · southern · northern
catastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- collapseSudden structural failure
emergency · evacuation · rubble · damage · casualties · infrastructure · preparedness · warning · response · recovery
Dwayne Johnson
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- disaster filmMovie about large-scale calamity
Hollywood · CGI · tsunami · destruction · rescue · helicopter · skyscraper · 2015
- earthquakesearthquake, quake, earthquakes, quakes, epicenter
- Disaster Films2012, Armageddon, Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, The Towering Inferno
- Gold Countrygold mines, gold panning, Sutter's Mill, gold nuggets, forty-niners
- GTAGTA V, GTA Online, Vice City, Liberty City, Trevor
- Strawberry VarietiesAlbion, Evie, Alpine, Alexandria, Guardian
- game worldsgame world, Hyrule, Azeroth, open world, Skyrim