Yes. In the San Andreas movie, a 9.6 magnitude earthquake hits San Francisco, which was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude quake in Los Angeles, following a 7.1 in Nevada. U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Dr. ... In 1992, a 7.3 quake hit Southern California and triggered a 5.7 in Nevada (NPR.org).

What are the chances of San Andreas happening?

If a big enough quake hits Garlock, it could trigger the San Andreas fault as well—a series of events that the researchers estimate has about a 1 in 87 probability of occurring within the next year. However, the overall probability of such an event remains low.

When did the San Andreas Fault happen?

When we think of the next big earthquake, we think of the San Andreas fault. The San Andreas fault line formed about 30 million years ago as the North American plate engulfed nearly all of the Farallon plate.