ACT OF GOD, PENDING: California should have had a major earthquake by now, geologists warn.

California’s three most historically active faults haven’t slipped in a century, a hiatus unprecedented over the last 1,000 years, according to a new study.

When researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey studied the paleoseismic records from the San Andreas, San Jacinto and Hayward faults, they failed to find a gap as long as California’s current earthquake hiatus.

That probably just means it’ll be bigger when they slip. Thoughts on earthquake preparation here.