Why does California suffer from earthquakes?

Answer 1

because there are numerous faults.

the San Andreas being the main. The San Andreas Fault is a geological fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1300 kilometres) through western and southern California in the United States. The fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault, marks a transform boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

The hayward in the Bay area is more active, but there are numerous fault boundaries in California

Answer 2

Earthquakes occur on faults on earth's surface.
Earthquakes strike suddenly, without warning at any time of the year and at any time of the day or night
Southern California is a dangerous earthquake prone region. The danger in living in south California is due to the SAN ANDREAS FAULT in earthquake language. There are other faults also in Californea region. They may be as dangerous as the San Andreas fault.

Answer 3

California sits on the San Andreas Fault Line. Everytime the fault shifts, an earthquake occurs.

Good reading here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault

Answer 4

The ground around California is on what is called a fault line .The earth is still shaping itself as it cools , Think of an apple which is drying out it becomes wrinkled and cracked Well the apple is cracked under California and the movement of the wrinkling is known as an Earthquake.

Answer 5

The shifting of two techtonic plates that build up pressure over time then release in a violent jolt of energy. The major fault line in California is San Andreas, but there are also many minor fault lines in the state.

Answer 6

Because of the San Andreas Fault.

Answer 7

Because of a fault boundry of Pacific plate and N American plate which is inSierra Neveda called the San Andres Fault

Answer 8

california has biggest fault line called san andreas belt lies beneath it.

Answer 9

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/geologic_hazards/earthquakes/index.htm

Answer 10

because they are on the fault line