San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in the last 1,000 years, new study suggests MSN San Andreas Fault stress reaches highest level in 1,000 years: What scientists discovered beneath California The Times of India Scientists discover an earthquake gate as California faults reach their highest stress levels in 1,000 years ScienceDaily 'The system is critically stressed': San Andreas and San Jacinto faults scarily close to major earthquake, study finds Live Science Daily Business Report: