Photo: Major Earthquake Due to Hit Southern California, Study Says

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Workers survey an elevated highway destroyed by the 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, California.

Scientists say an increase in earthquake activity in southern California over the past several decades, including the 6.7 magnitude Northridge quake, may indicate that the region's main fault line is ready to rupture.

Photograph by Robert A. Eplett/FEMA

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